Why? Explanations for drug use and drug dealing in social drug research / Zsuzsa Kaló, Julie Tieberghien & Dirk J. Korf (Eds.).

• 1. Introduction: Why? Expanations for drug use and drug dealing in social drug research / Dirk J. Korf, Julie Tieberghien & Zsuzsa Kaló -- 2. Controlling drugs in Europe: the first collaboration attempts / Rafaela de Quadros Rigoni -- 3. NPS use motivations from the perspective of users and experts / Zsuzsa Kaló, Zsolt Demetrovics & Katalin Felvinczi -- 4. Emotional mapping: toward a geographical explanation of drug use / Luise Klaus & Mélina Germes -- 5. ‘I have no clue’ - a qualitative study on crack cocaine use in Frankfurt Germany / Bernd Werse & Lukas Sarvari -- 6.?On aging cannabis users: a welfare economics analysis / Marco Rossi -- 7. Exploring and (re)negotiating the question of (not) being: narrative identity constructions of people who use illegal drugs / Michelle Van Impe -- 8. Buyer motives for sourcing illegal drugs from ‘drop-off’ delivery dealers / Thomas Friis Sørgaard -- 9. From ancient organic to the newest synth: building trust in drug user communities / Ximene Rêgo, Jakub Grén & Olga S. Cruz -- 10. Medicinal cannabis use: a fuzzy concept? / Frédérique Bawin -- 11. In search of the ideal drug / Alfred Springer. 

• For thousands of years, humans have been using substances that are called 'drugs' today, for example to relieve pain, to relax, to gain energy, or in the course of cultural and religious rituals. In search for explanations as to why so many people in the 21st century use drugs, and why in such a wide variety, several macro level factors or drivers need to be addressed.Chapters in this volume contribute to the understanding of drug use, drug users, drug markets and drug policy in Europe. All the authors work in this field, and are involved in local, national or international research on drug use, drug users or drug dealers. Their research is not carried out in laboratories nor treatment centres. Some of it is predominantly conducted in libraries and archives, but most takes place elsewhere - on the streets, in nightclubs, in private drug-dealing settings. The authors are social scientists from different disciplines - anthropology, criminology, geography, economics, linguistics, psychology, sociology, social psychiatry - and many of them have an interest in, or are specifically oriented to qualitative research methods, including participant observation, informal conversations and in-depth interviews. In the search for explanations as to why particular groups turn to or continue to use certain substances over others, why some people use drugs, why users prefer particular methods of supply, and why current drug policies exists, each of the chapters underline the utmost importance of this book, which captures many of the complexities of how drug use and drug dealing is explained, experienced and often problematised today. 

Ämnesord

Drogmissbruk  (sao)

Missbrukare  (sao)

Narkotikahandel  (sao)

Drogpolitik  (sao)

Addicts  (LCSH)

Drug control  (LCSH)

Substance abuse  (LCSH)

Europa  (sao)

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