| A World of Opportunities: Lifestyle and Economic Behavior of Heroin Addicts in Amsterdam Contributor(s): Grapendaal, Martin (Author), Leuw, Ed (Author), Nelen, Hans (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791422429 ISBN-13: 9780791422427 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1995 Annotation: In many countries, the debate on drug issue has turned into polarization between legalization and prohibition. This book provides a third strategy, a 'comprise' between the two extreme positions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Self-help | Substance Abuse & Addictions - Drugs - Social Science | Criminology |
| Dewey: 362.293 |
| LCCN: 94000815 |
| Series: Suny New Social Studies on Alcohol and Drugs |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.88" W x 8.99" (0.74 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In many countries, the debate on drug issues has turned into polarization between legalization and prohibition. This book provides a third strategy, a compromise between the two extreme positions. The Netherlands, particularly its capital Amsterdam, is known for its relatively tolerant attitude to the illegal drug phenomenon. In contrast to the American ideology of radical prohibitionism that has resulted in a war on drugs, the Dutch have adopted their own 'pragmatic' approach, which involves decriminalization of the use of drugs and some (limited) tolerance for the hard drugs scene to become open and visible within society. The central theme of this book is to determine whether the life style and the economic behavior of heroin addicts have been influenced by the Dutch social and cultural climate. Emphasis has been put on drug related crime and the influence of methadone maintenance programs on the nature and extent of criminal activities. The results are remarkable. |