Tecato Gusano' , it means "some kind of interior psychic worm that cannot be sated or killed.".. in other words one never kills their addiction, but merely finds a way to keep it asleep... - Tony Tedesco
The Chicano heroin addict or " tecato " belongs to a subculture that profoundly influences addict behavior and personality. Life-history interviews with a subsample of 18 Southern California ex- tecatos who were abstinent from 2.3 to 24.5 years revealed that tecatos employ the metaphor of an indestructable junkie worm or " tecato gusano " living in their vicera to explain heroin relapse, and abstinence in a manner essentially consistent with learning theories of opioid addiction. The study showed that ex- tecatos use a variety of coping mechanisms for maintaining abstinence and for avoiding "dangerous situations" which could trigger heroin craving and relapse. The research also revealed that being an ex- tecato does not necessarily imply living a crime free or nondeviant lifestyle, and that the process of working out of addiction involves two complementary social adjustment processes termed (a) extrication (from the tecato subculture) and (b) accommodation (to square society). Suggestions for utilizing these findings for treatment intervention purposes are offered. - J S Jorquez
The Chicano heroin addict or " tecato " belongs to a subculture that profoundly influences addict behavior and personality. Life-history interviews with a subsample of 18 Southern California ex- tecatos who were abstinent from 2.3 to 24.5 years revealed that tecatos employ the metaphor of an indestructable junkie worm or " tecato gusano " living in their vicera to explain heroin relapse, and abstinence in a manner essentially consistent with learning theories of opioid addiction. The study showed that ex- tecatos use a variety of coping mechanisms for maintaining abstinence and for avoiding "dangerous situations" which could trigger heroin craving and relapse. The research also revealed that being an ex- tecato does not necessarily imply living a crime free or nondeviant lifestyle, and that the process of working out of addiction involves two complementary social adjustment processes termed (a) extrication (from the tecato subculture) and (b) accommodation (to square society). Suggestions for utilizing these findings for treatment intervention purposes are offered. - J S Jorquez
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Someone whose actions are only in their favour and in disfavour of someone else. They can be rude, unmannered and egoist.
You can name someone a țecar only when they committed a țeacă(bad thing that țecars do) at that moment.
You can name someone a țecar only when they committed a țeacă(bad thing that țecars do) at that moment.
Vica ate my snack without asking me, she is such a țecar.
She usually doesn't care about anyone else besides herself, that makes her even more of a țecar.
She usually doesn't care about anyone else besides herself, that makes her even more of a țecar.
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Andrew: Let's play Tecate Bukkake!
*Eric shakes up can and pokes hole*
*Sprays all over girls in teeshirts who try to drink the mexican glory*
Andrew: TECATE BUKKAKE!
*Eric shakes up can and pokes hole*
*Sprays all over girls in teeshirts who try to drink the mexican glory*
Andrew: TECATE BUKKAKE!
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