{"product_id":"9781439904169","title":"Street Addicts in the Political Economy","description":"In this book, Alisse Waterston reveals the economic, political, and ideological forces that shape the nature of street-addict life. Disputing the view that hard-core, low-income drug users are social marginals situated in deviant subcultures, the author dispels popular images of the mythic, dark dope fiend haunting our city streets. Using dramatic, first-person accounts from New York City addicts, Waterston analyzes their position in the social structure, the kind of work -- both legal and illegal -- they perform, and their relations with family, friends, and lovers. She presents a moving account of daily life from the addict's point of view and demonstrates how addicts are structurally vulnerable to the larger sociocultural system within which they live.","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154204049648,"sku":"9781439904169","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781439904169_p0.jpg?v=1763757838","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781439904169","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}