Drug Dealers are Cuckooing! But What Is Cuckooing, Exactly?

If you’re excited because you think “cuckooing” is the newest dance trend, you’re about to be very disappointed- and possibly morally offended that you would become excited at what’s becoming one of the biggest social problems to date concerning the drug world. Although we Americans don’t necessarily have a catchy word to explain the ignoble phenomena, our sister nation, The United Kingdom, has been grappling with the crippling effects of cuckooing, and attempting to rescue the silent victims of the deed. But what the heck is cuckooing, and why do we care? As described by the Brentwood Gazette, cuckooing is the systematic practice in which drug dealers befriend people who are weak, or somehow impaired, present them with gifts of money or illicit, addictive substances, and then invite themselves into their homes to stay for tea- forever.

“But why do they let them stay, or why don’t they call the police?” The answers aren’t so simple or cut and dry. Drug dealers are smart- we know this, it’s an ugly truth, but a truth nonetheless. They know how to target people who are unlikely to fight back, or who are unable to. These drug dealers look for the most vulnerable who are physically impaired, suffer from mental illnesses, or those who are addicted to drugs. Even those who simply live alone who are suffering from depression are easily swayed. And of course, there is a degree of violence and intimidation when these drug dealers move in. But they don’t just move in, of course.

The BrentWood Gazette quotes Chief Inspector Cole, “I am concerned because the dealers dominate through fear, violence and intimidation, and they use the drugs as bait to get these people in their grasp, and once they are hooked it os really hard to get away.

“And there will be significant levels of violence and intimidation to keep that location open.”

Drug addiction plays a large role in the successful takeover of these homes. Those who are infringed upon are plyed with cocaine, heroin, or other drugs- making escape almost impossible. As a physical and mental disease, those riddled with addiction are often at the mercy of whatever resource they have as a steady stream to support their addiction. Similarly to alcohol use disorders, it’s not until these people seek help from programs like drug and alcohol addiction treatment that they are able to make a break from their homes, which have been overrun by drug dealers and their unscrupulous clientele.

Once a house has been successfully “cuckooed” the drug dealer in question essentially turns that person’s home into a drug hub, where they conduct business with their clients, encouraging  their crews to actively use drugs inside their newly conquered homes, while inviting their clients to congregate for what we assume to be purely illicit activity. For dealers it’s a way to establish a home base, while their operations expand to other countries and areas. Cuckooing is popular because it keep dealers off of the streets, and out of the eyes of law enforcement. But there is hope for the victims of cuckooing. Police officers are aware of what’s going on, and they’re not sitting idly by while it happens. London has launched an initiative to root out the dealers committing these crimes, and offers emergency housing and protection for victims of the crime.

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