The chemo and the mona: Inhalants, devotion and street youth in Mexico City

Country
Mexico
Region
Central America
Language
English
Year Published
2014
Author
Roy Gigengack
Organisation
No data
Topics
Health Research, data collection and evidence
Summary

This open access article is published in the International Journal of Drug Policy and is available to read online.

This paper understands inhalant use – the deliberate inhalation of volatile solvents or glues with intentions of intoxication – as a socially and culturally constituted practice. It describes the inhalant use of young street people in Mexico City from their perspective (“the vicioso or inhalant fiend’s point of view”).

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