Use of illicit drugs and social exclusion: state of knowledge in France

Since the end of the 1990s, poverty, precariousness, exclusion, integration or reintegration have been at the heart of all the social debates. 

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Many surveys have been carried out with homeless populations, people living below the poverty line or the unemployed, with the particular objective of studying the interactions between their living conditions and their state of health. 

It is in this context that it seemed worthwhile to examine in particular the illicit drug use behaviours of destitute populations and, conversely, the degrees of poverty, precariousness or exclusion of drug users.

Publication type
Tendances
No.
24
Publication date
Language
French
English
Author(s)
LOPEZ
Dominique
Edited by
OFDT
Number of pages
4
Products & addictions
Cannabis
Cocaine and crack
Heroin and opioids
Themes
Users
Specific population(s)
Vulnerable groups
Territories
France

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