Chiva? is street slang for heroin. This creative nonfiction masterpiece merges the corrupt epic of global heroin trafficking with the human scale response of a New Mexican village, interweaving the terror wrought by dealers, the village?s response, and one man?s struggle with love and addiction.
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Title
Chiva.
Title
Chiva.
International Standard Book Number
9780865715134
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Alienation (Social psychology)
Drug abuse-- Psychological aspects.
Drug abuse-- Social aspects.
Healing-- Social aspects.
Heroin abuse-- New Mexico-- Chimayo-- History.
Heroin industry.
Imperialism-- Psychological aspects.
Aliénation (Psychologie sociale)
Guérison-- Aspect social.
Héroïne-- Industrie.
Héroïnomanie-- Nouveau-Mexique-- Chimayo-- Histoire.