Johnson, B (2003) Patterns of Drug Distribution: Implications and Issues. Substance Use & Misuse 38: 1789–1806.
The article is devoted to investigation of the problem and various patterns of illicit sales of drugs (Johnson, 2003). The author underlines the threatening tendency of increasing the level of drug addiction among youth and states the facts that ways of organizing of heir distribution become more and more complicated and effective. The author investigates the data collected over past 30 years. The focus is made on the sales of cocaine, heroin and crack. Providing general information about the ways of distribution of hard drugs, the author, however, cogitates about the efficiency of the methods which should prevent sale of drugs. The article also introduces discussion of the practicability of tough ways of preventing drug sales and their influence on illegal drug use. Underlining great importance of this question, the author also touches the question of its treatment and whether it helps to reduce the level of drug sales. Having analysed the data, the author suggests his own conclusions. He states that current policy is not effective and not able to struggle drug sales in streets. The work underlines that punishments should be more severe for distributors to be warned and less motivated in selling drugs.
Kelly, B, LeClair, A and Pearsons, J (2014). Methamphetamine Use in Club Subcultures. Substance Use & Misuse 48: 1541-1552.
The authors of this work investigate the problem of methamphetamine and its great popularity among youth nowadays. The article states that in recent decades methamphetamine developed a peculiar geographic distribution (Kelly, LeClair and Pearsons, 2014). That is why, the problem has become very actual nowadays. Analyzing some peculiarities of the growth of popularity of this drug, the authors underline that it is connected with entertainments of youth and club subcultures. Originated as a pharmaceutical drug, amphetamine very fast obtained its popularity. One of the main reasons of such blistering development is well organized market which supplies customers with this drug. The authors suggest his own analysis of the issue, which is based on the data collected in surveys. He comes to conclusion that high percentage of people attending night clubs consume methamphetamine. Moreover, there is a great number of distributors among the visitors of night club who promote further development of this market. With this in mind, the authors suggest some dynamic actions to overcome this problem and protect the youth from this drug.
Jacques S, Wright, R (2015) Code of the Suburb: Inside the World of Young Middle-Class Drug Dealers (Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries). Chicago: University Of Chicago Press.
The book suggests another vision of the problem. The authors show the culture of suburban drug dealers (Jacques and Wright, 2015). The process of drug distribution is shown in details and described from the point of view of the drug dealer. All peculiarities of this process are outlined and explained. Moreover, the authors describe those special and complicated code which is exists between buyers and sellers.
Reference list
Jacques S, Wright, R (2015) Code of the Suburb: Inside the World of Young Middle-Class Drug Dealers (Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries). Chicago: University Of Chicago Press.
Johnson, B (2003) Patterns of Drug Distribution: Implications and Issues. Substance Use & Misuse 38: 1789–1806.
Kelly, B, LeClair, A and Pearsons, J (2014). Methamphetamine Use in Club Subcultures. Substance Use & Misuse 48: 1541-1552.