I have seen many examples of young white girls seeking adventure in the drug dealing streets. I have seen several that I knew personally come to a bad end. It is as you say, they chased a lifestyle that had a high probability of ending badly and quickly.
There is a forbidden Taboo attraction for a lot of white girls between themselves and black members of the street culture. It is some sort of "thrill" that pulls at them. Women are often attracted to "bad boys", and how much more forbidden can you get than a violent black drug dealer?
Again, i've seen many girls jump into this life. I used to have several black drug dealer friends, and we've spent hours talking about street culture, and women. (They have since moved away, and last I heard, one of them has had a stroke.)
Some of them are quite intelligent and very philosophical. People would be surprised.
I’ve had some contract work on the west side of Chicago and had a nice furnished room to sleep if I worked late. It was a nightmare. Garbage all over. 18 year old creepy thugs with with saggy pants. All the dogs were neurotic because no one would ever walk your dog. Too dangerous. So they’re locked up all day without socializing with other dogs. Gunshots at night. Dead bodies once a week. People who never read a book...didn’t know who David Bowie was when he died. Hardly ever left their homes. It was a scary awful depressing place I will never go back too.
With some girls, they crave excitement, the adrenalin rush of danger. They would rather be abused than bored.