Antípoda. Revista de Antropología y Arqueología

Antipod. Rev. Antropol. Arqueol | eISSN 2011-4273 | ISSN 1900-5407

Family Dynamics, Care and Problem Resolution Practices Linked to Intensive Pasta Base/Paco Consumption in Buenos Aires, Argentina

No. 14 (2012-01-01)
  • María Victoria Castilla
  • M. Celeste Olsen
  • María E. Epele
https://doi.org/10.7440/antipoda14.2012.10

Abstract

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