Beschreibung:
Over 200 in-depth interviews with heavy users document the dangers of cocaine, but the authors contend that the national hysteria over it is largely unfounded
Acknowledgments 1. Changing Perspectives on Cocaine: An Introduction Part I: Using Cocaine 2. Getting into Coke: Initiation and Styles of Use 3. Things Go Better with Coke: The Uses of Cocaine 4. Cocaine at Work: A Case Study of "The Company" 5. Selling Cocaine: Drifting into Dealing 6. The Call of the Pipe: Crack Use and Freebasing 7. Controlled Users Part II: Having Trouble with Cocaine 8. Cocaine-Related Problems Part III: Quitting Cocaine 9. Quitting Cocaine: Motives, Strategies, and Actions 10. Making Sense of Cessation: A Synthesis Part IV: Conclusions 11. Ten Years After: Long-Term Impacts of Cocaine on a Small Network of Users 12. Coke and Culture Appendix: Study Background, Methods, and Sampling Notes References Index