Joe suffered a back injury when deployed and became addicted to OxyContin. When he was unable to legally obtain this drug, he began injecting heroin. In order to find the heroin, he accessed what Cloward and Ohlin would call a ______ subculture.

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Cloward and Ohlin's theory of delinquency and crime suggests that individuals who are unable to achieve societal goals through legitimate means may turn to illegitimate ones. A "retreatist" subculture, according to their theory, is one where individuals retreat into drug use and alcoholism as a response to their inability to succeed through conventional means. Joe's turn to heroin after being unable to legally obtain OxyContin fits this description.

Joe Suffered a Back Injury When Deployed and Became Addicted