Abstract

CASTILLA, MarIa Victoria; OLSEN, M. Celeste  and  EPELEZ, María E.. FAMILY DYNAMICS, CARE AND PROBLEM RESOLUTION PRACTICES LINKED TO INTENSIVE PASTA BASE/PACO CONSUMPTION IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA. Antipod. Rev. Antropol. Arqueol. [online]. 2012, n.14, pp.209-229. ISSN 1900-5407.

Based on the results of an ethnographic research that we are carrying out since 2008 with vulnerable population in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in this article we examine social and familiar bonds from the perspective of drug use, specifically pasta base -called paco. Particularly, we analyze the way that drug use shapes and is shaped by the characteristics of social and familiar bonds.

Keywords : Drug Users; Pasta Base/Paco; Family Bonds; Care Practices; Problem Resolution Strategies.

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