Is it all Goose? The (In)Distinction between Drug Users and Drug Dealers and their Limits from the Perspective of Military Police Officers in Rio de Janeiro,

Abstract

we consider the use of this term directed to two distinct groups: one is composed of suspects of drug use or trafficking and the other, by police drug users. In both groups, the goose represents a stigma which means a set of deteriorated and condemned behaviors. However, there are marked differences in the management of this stigma from the group to which the term is designated.