McBride R B
Int J Health Serv. 1984;14(4):529-46. doi: 10.2190/QQ1B-BKLK-XKP0-7CDX.
This article criticizes the predominant analysis of heroin use as a social aberration and argues instead that the normal structure and functioning of U.S. capitalism generate both the market for the drug and the industry which supplies it. The structure of the distribution industry is much like those for comparable legal goods, but with distinctive features which provide reduced risk for dealers and long-term stability for the industry as a whole. The expansionary dynamic of the industry and the key role of syndicates in it are analyzed. The heroin industry is deeply integrated into the economy, and far-reaching social and economic change will be necessary if heroin use is to be significantly reduced.
本文批判了将海洛因使用主要分析为一种社会失常现象的观点，转而认为美国资本主义的正常结构和运行既催生了毒品市场，也造就了供应毒品的产业。毒品分销行业的结构与类似合法商品的行业结构颇为相似，但具有一些独特特征，这些特征降低了经销商的风险，并为整个行业提供了长期稳定性。文章分析了该行业的扩张动力以及犯罪集团在其中的关键作用。海洛因产业已深度融入经济之中，若要大幅减少海洛因的使用，就需要进行意义深远的社会和经济变革。
