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abstract: 'Research has documented illicit drug users'' participation in the
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informal and drug economies as a result of barriers in obtaining
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legitimate sources of work and income. Less research has explored ways
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drug users utilize income from various sources to obtain shelter and
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meet other basic needs. This paper draws on longitudinal qualitative
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interviews that were conducted with 65 active cocaine or heroin users in
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various housed or homeless statuses to explore participants'' sources of
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income, work experiences, and strategies to secure housing and other
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basic needs. Results indicate that most participants did not receive
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cash welfare benefits, and few had any form of employment. Further,
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those who received federal housing subsidies often had no income to pay
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their part of the rent or other necessities. Participants reported
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engaging in a number of informal, illegal, and bartering relationships
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with drug using and non-drug using residents in order to obtain shelter
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and income. Insufficient social welfare and employment opportunities
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have created a context of scarcity in which drug using and non-drug
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using residents depend on each other to obtain shelter and other needs
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in ways prohibited by federal welfare and housing policies. A number of
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policy changes, including increasing access to and benefits levels of
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welfare and housing subsidies, employment programs for ex-offenders and
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tax incentives to increase employment opportunities, may increase drug
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users'' housing stability.'
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affiliation: 'Dickson-Gomez, J (Corresponding Author), Med Coll Wisconsin, Ctr AIDS
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Intervent Res, Milwaukee, WI 53226 USA.
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Dickson-Gomez, Julia, Med Coll Wisconsin, Ctr AIDS Intervent Res, Milwaukee, WI
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53226 USA.
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Convey, Mark; Hilario, Helena; Weeks, Margaret R.; Corbett, A. Michelle, Inst Community
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Res, Hartford, CT USA.'
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author: Dickson-Gomez, Julia and Convey, Mark and Hilario, Helena and Weeks, Margaret
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R. and Corbett, A. Michelle
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author_list:
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- family: Dickson-Gomez
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given: Julia
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- family: Convey
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given: Mark
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- family: Hilario
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given: Helena
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- family: Weeks
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given: Margaret R.
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- family: Corbett
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given: A. Michelle
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.17730/humo.68.3.6157671xg8155711
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eissn: 1938-3525
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files: []
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issn: 0018-7259
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journal: HUMAN ORGANIZATION
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keywords: drug use; informal economy; housing; welfare reform
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keywords-plus: 'WELFARE-REFORM; MENTAL-DISORDERS; HOMELESS ADULTS; HARM REDUCTION;
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SUBSTANCE USE; INNER-CITY; USE SITES; RISK; HEALTH; ADAPTATION'
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language: English
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month: FAL
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number: '3'
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number-of-cited-references: '36'
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orcid-numbers: Weeks, Margaret R./0000-0001-7493-0276
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pages: 269-279
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papis_id: 777563fa67d5a85e727b527bccbc07d5
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ref: Dicksongomez2009hustlinghousing
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researcherid-numbers: 'McCarthy, Jodie/B-5760-2012
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Guha, Sunni/E-8453-2011
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times-cited: '7'
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title: 'Hustling and Housing: Drug Users'' Strategies to Obtain Shelter and Income
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in Hartford, Connecticut'
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000269620200003
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '18'
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volume: '68'
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web-of-science-categories: Anthropology; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
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year: '2009'
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