title: [Meanings and contradictions of the drugs phenomenon: legal and illegal drugs in Chile].
abstract: This is a bibliographic and documental research with the purpose to interpret the meaning of using legal and illegal drugs to the Chilean society, describing the most consumed drugs, identifying facilitating factors to the increase of drugs use, analyzing public actions and emphasizing the contradictions surrounding the question. Authors conclude that it is relevant consider the symbolic dimension in the reflections and actions regarding drugs, giving emphasis to the values and habits that stimulate drugs production, distribution and consumption.
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Concepción, Chile.
authors.forename: Néstor
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ortiz Rebolledo
authors.forename: Maria Cristina Silva
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Costa
mesh_terms: D002677:Chile; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs