Slanging to blaze up and juice up - Drug consumption in Samoan Bloods youth gangs in New Zealand

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Slanging to blaze up and juice up - Drug consumption in Samoan Bloods youth gangs in New Zealand

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This presentation is based on the findings from a 2015 PhD study entitled ‘Hard-Hard-Solid! Life Histories of Samoans in Bloods youth gangs in New Zealand’, and in particular the effects of smoking marijuana (blaze) combined with hard alcohol (juice) on Samoan young people aged 16 years and over. It desensitises them so when they are slanging (selling) or preparing for a fight with a rival gang they feel invincible, fearless, and incredibly strong. According to the 25 life histories that wa...

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Date created

2021

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Moses Faleolo

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https://figshare.com/articles/conference_contribution/Slanging_to_blaze_up_and_juice_up_-_Drug_co...

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Youth Gangs / Ethnic minority / Samoan / Street Culture / Social Work / Delinquency / Socialization / Life History

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