Overview
- Fills the scientific gap created by the restrictive condition on conventional research in heroin use
- Analysis the influence by location-specific geographical, cultural and socio-economic condition of heroin users and the drug subculture
- Offers a vital tool for progressive and pragmatic approaches to policy, intervention and research in the field of illicit drug use
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Theoretical and Empirical Foundations of the Study
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The Shetland Heroin Scene: Location-Specific Characteristics and Historical Evolution
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Community-Mindedness and Self-regulation in Drug Cultures
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About this book
This book analyzes heroin users and the drug subculture on the Shetland Islands, an area known for its geographical remoteness, rural character and relative wealth. It fills the scientific gap created by the conventional research in heroin research, which is usually conducted in urban areas and relies on treatment and prison populations. Â Based on qualitative, in-depth interviews with twenty-four heroin users, this book depicts and analyzes the nature and historical development of the local heroin scene. It illustrates the features and internal structures of the subculture, and it examines the manner in which both are influenced by the location-specific geographical, cultural and socio-economic conditions. It thus reveals complex causal associations that are hard to recognize in urban environments. Complete with a list of references used and recommendations for future research, this book is a vital tool for progressive and pragmatic approaches to policy, intervention and research in the field of illicit drug use.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Role of Community-Mindedness in the Self-Regulation of Drug Cultures
Book Subtitle: A Case Study from the Shetland Islands
Authors: Anke Stallwitz
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-3861-4
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-3860-7Published: 27 April 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-9217-3Published: 09 May 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-3861-4Published: 26 April 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 380
Topics: Sociology, general, Criminology and Criminal Justice, general, Community and Environmental Psychology