Original scientific paper

Economic Reproduction of Heroin Addiction: The City of Split in the 90's

Dražen Lalić ; Faculty of Philosophy, Zadar

Abstract

The paper discusses the economic aspects of heroin addiction. A comprehensive analytical frame employed here rests on three sociological observations: a) heroin addiction has all the characteristics of a total social phenomenon; b) it is a grave social problem; c) the economic activity behind it is explicitly deviant. Using data gathered by the method of life history (the sample consisted of 50 heroin addicts from Split) the author analyzes demand and supply of heroin in Split during the first half of the 90's. The results point out the existence of a huge and stable heroin market revolving around effective demand.

Keywords

addiction; heroin; social problem

Hrčak ID:

154580

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/154580

Publication date:

31.12.1995.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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