How much for a dime bag? An exploration of youth drug markets

Harrison, Lana D.; Erickson, Patricia G.; Korf, D.J.; Brochu, Serge; Benschop, Annemieke

doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2006.09.009

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“…Unlike stereotypical images of drug dealers and users in public settings, regular recreational drug users appear to be more likely to obtain drugs in private surroundings rather than street markets (e.g., Murphy et al 1990;Caulkins & Pacula 2006;Harrison et al 2007;Werse 2008a). Furthermore, a substantial proportion of drug distribution seems to be carried out on a not-for-profit basis as a mutual supply of illicit substances by fellow users -a phenomenon commonly referred to as "social supply" (Coomber & Turnbull 2007).…”

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“The distribution of illicit drugs” (TDID) – general results. Quantitative findings from a study on socially inconspicuous drug users and dealers in Germany

Werse

Bernard²

2016

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This chapter presents a mainly quantitative overview of the German mixed-methods research project "The Distribution of Illicit Drugs". The main objective was to explore the profit and non-profit driven distribution of illicit drugs in socially inconspicuous settings and thus in a field that makes up a much bigger proportion of the phenomenon than the much-discussed public, socially conspicuous drug scenes. In total, 214 drug users of whom the majority had also distributed drugs, were interviewed.The results indicate that dealing activities within networks of recreational drug users are, to a large extent, not profit-driven and often carried out as a favour to friends. However, even among those who had made at least some money by selling drugs, gaining profit was usually not the priority. Only a small minority of retail sales was carried out with the intention to make as much money as possible. It has to be noted, though, that a substantial part of drug distribution activities is completely free of charge -in the form of shared drugs and gift giving. This high significance of (often mutual) sharing, social supply, and minimally commercial supply appears to be driven by the particular conditions of the illegal market.

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“The distribution of illicit drugs” (TDID) – general results. Quantitative findings from a study on socially inconspicuous drug users and dealers in Germany

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Bernard²

2016

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“…However, the vast majority of high school seniors report that marijuana is "fairly easy" or "very easy" to obtain, and many adolescent users report sharing and/or receiving marijuana for free (Harrison, Erickson, Korf, Brochu, & Benschop, 2007). Marijuana can also be purchased at low cost, although price per ounce varies widely due to non-standardized purchase quantities, typically defined by price (e.g., a "dime bag" by definition costs $10, regardless of actual quantity).…”

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Prenatal, perinatal, and adolescent exposure to marijuana: Relationships with aggressive behavior

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“…2 An exchange relation is founded in complementary needs (in this case cannabis and a reward) that should be satisfied by the exchange. Literature on social supply indicates that this reward sometimes seems to be absent or non-monetary (Parker 2000;Harrison et al 2007;Coomber & Turnbull 2007;Werse 2008;Hough et al 2003;Potter 2009). Network analysts refer to these relations as communal relations where benefits are given in response to a need and out of concern for the welfare of the other person.…”

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“…Drug market research further argues that informal controls are part of the social setting that shapes the way how cannabis use is experienced. Social supply research situates supply in a social setting where cannabis use is considered a social event (Coomber and Turnbull 2007;Harrison et al 2007;Parker 2000). One way to address this social setting in a personal network study is through a discussion of the actual physical location where cannabis is used.…”

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Social supply: a personal network perspective

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2016

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Social networks are key to drug markets as they are for many other types of human interaction. Rooted in both anthropology and sociology, network analysis is increasingly adopted in drug market research. Supply side studies to date mainly focus on large organised networks, and make use of police reports or telephone taps to describe the composition of these networks. The network perspective holds important opportunities to study other topics of supply, more specifically social supply. Already included in the name, the social aspect is deemed very important when studying supply relationships. But, at the same time, this relationship still includes an exchange of goods, which implies that a certain material or immaterial goal might be intended. This chapter discusses how a network perspective allows sketching the nuanced nature of supply relationships by placing them in a relational context. First, the way a network researcher views the world in general and drug markets in particular is discussed. Drug markets are then defined as a fluid collection of personal networks of different types of actors (e.g. users, suppliers, brokers, non-users…). It is in these particular personal networks that social supply is situated as a specific relationship between two actors that combines an aspect of exchange with an aspect of closeness.

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How much for a dime bag? An exploration of youth drug markets

Cited by 36 publications

References 10 publications

“The distribution of illicit drugs” (TDID) – general results. Quantitative findings from a study on socially inconspicuous drug users and dealers in Germany

“The distribution of illicit drugs” (TDID) – general results. Quantitative findings from a study on socially inconspicuous drug users and dealers in Germany

Prenatal, perinatal, and adolescent exposure to marijuana: Relationships with aggressive behavior

Social supply: a personal network perspective

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