Abstract
This article reports on the ethnographical study carried out among an opiate consumer community in Barcelona (Spain) and analyses the meanings that those consumers build and handle around the substances that they consume. Our approach emphasises the point of view of the consumers in their understanding of drugs and the type of relationships that they maintain between themselves and with their social environment. © 2008 Informa UK Ltd.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 434-452 |
Journal | Addiction Research and Theory |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2008 |
Keywords
- Consumer understanding of drugs
- Drug consumption
- Ethnography
- Social meanings of drugs