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Article: Role of drug dealers in substance abuse.(Pusher Myths: Re-situating the Drug Dealer)(Book review)
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- Journal of Alcohol & Drug Education
- Article date:
- December 1, 2007
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Coomber, R. (2006). Pusher myths: Re-situating the drug dealer. London: Free Association Books. [Paperback; ISBN-1-85343-948-7; $ 29.95]
In 2005, an estimated 19.7 million people over the age of 12 years in America used drugs in the past month (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2006). With drug usage there are two categories of people that are involved: drug users and drug dealers. This is among the few books that deal with drug dealers. It has been written by a Professor of Sociology and provides a sociological perspective. It challenges the existing stereotypes of drug dealers which portray them as evil, violent, ruthless, and ...