The opioid crisis and the infrastructure of social capital

Susan Starr Sered

doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.05.017

The opioid crisis and the infrastructure of social capital

Susan Starr Sered

Suffolk University

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Abstract

This paper reflects upon ethnographic work carried out in a suburban Massachusetts town that has experienced particularly high rates of opioid mis/use. In open-ended conversations, residents attributed the local opioid crisis to institutional betrayals of various sorts. Building upon the idea that social capital tends to be health-enhancing, this paper traces the decline in the infrastructure of social capital and the associated decline in cultural capital or scripts for making sense out of life's challenges.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	47-55
Number of pages	9
Journal	International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume	71
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.05.017
State	Published - Sep 2019
Externally published	Yes

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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Cultural capital
Opioid crisis
Social capital

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