Related: Steven Levitt's TED talk, "Why do crack dealers still live with their moms?" shows some real world stats about drug dealers. http://www.ted.com/index.

Related: Steven Levitt's TED talk, "Why do crack dealers still live with their moms?" shows some real world stats about drug dealers. http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/steven_levitt_analyzes_crack_economics.html http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/steven_levitt_analyzes_cr... As for the BBC article, I found it inspirational that it referenced The Wire and Stringer Bell's attempted self-transformation. It gives me hope for a different outcome in real life than Bell's fate in the series.