Drugs and Social Context by Telmo Mota Ronzani

Author:Telmo Mota Ronzani
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Cham

4.6 Final Considerations

This chapter analyzes the functions and impacts of drugs in the lives of people living in poverty. It considers that both drugs and poverty should be seen as expressions of a societal order that is, in principle, contradictory and marked by social inequalities. This scenario is complex in that the responses offered by the State, in the form of public policies , perpetuate the logic of segregation, repression, and criminalization and, on the other hand, provide assistance that is sometimes precarious and crossed by moralistic and stigmatizing practices.

Therefore, to change and overcome this complex picture, it is imperative that we employ comprehensive analytical efforts, considering the vicissitudes and multifaceted nature of the reality, in order to develop ways for effective social transformation. In this case, it is essential to overcome poverty as a condition that supports the current capitalist project, as well as take a realistic view of the relationship between man and drugs, which means adopting a policy of legalization of all drugs and suppressing prohibitionism. Thus, it will be possible to avoid and at the same time challenge perspectives that consider poverty and drugs in a simplistic way and, above all, to challenge those who use this perspective to maintain the status quo .

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