1st Edition
Hooked on Heroin Drugs and Drifters in a Globalized World
By Philip Lalander
Copyright 2003
214 Pages
by
Routledge
214 Pages
by
Routledge
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Alarmingly, heroin is growing in popularity amongst young people. This is despite the fact that it is - more than any other drug - associated with failure, death, misery and poverty. This book explores why people are tempted by heroin and how globalization has played a key role in increasing the number of abusers. Rather than offer lofty and abstract theories on addiction, the author grounds his... Read more
1: Under the City's Shell; 2: Before Heroin; 3: The Secret Cave; 4: The Threats That Divide and Unite; 5: Doing Drugs with Honour and Style; 6: Who is Directing?; 7: The Subculture's Gender Code; 8: The Whole World Is Yours
Biography
Philip Lalander Associate Professor of Sociology,SoRAD (Social Research of Alcohol and Drugs), Stockholm University Translated from the Swedish by Aisling O'Neill
