Using drugs: The meaning of opiate substances and their consumption from the consumer perspective

Pilar Albertín; Lupicinio Íñiguez

doi:10.1080/16066350802041455

Using drugs: The meaning of opiate substances and their consumption from the consumer perspective

Pilar Albertín, Lupicinio Íñiguez

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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
Pages (from-to)	434-452
Journal	Addiction Research and Theory
Volume	16
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/16066350802041455
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2008

Keywords

Consumer understanding of drugs
Drug consumption
Ethnography
Social meanings of drugs

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