Politics of Addiction

Medical Conflict and Drug Dependence in England Since the 1960s

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

Av S. Mars, Sarah G. Mars

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The Politics of Addiction examines power and policy-making in the context of a bitter conflict between private and publicly employed doctors treating addiction. Regulation was used by both the profession and the state to shape the treatment of addiction and who could provide it, with the media feeding into the process.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2012-08-20
Mått140 x 216 x 22 mm
Vikt469 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieScience, Technology and Medicine in Modern History
Antal sidor260
Upplaga2012
FörlagPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9780230221383

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Sociologi inom Samhalle och politik
Europas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Socialhistoria och kulturhistoria inom Historia och arkeologi
Naturvetenskapens historia inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Medicinhistoria inom Medicin
Sociala och etiska frågor inom Samhalle och politik

SARAH MARS is the Qualitative Project Director, Heroin Price and Purity Outcomes Study, at the University of San Francisco, California. She read history at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, UK, and received a PhD from the University of London. Since contributing to various drug policy reports, she has worked on the history of drugs, alcohol and tobacco at the University of California, San Francisco and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements Glossary List of Abbreviations Introduction 1965-2010: A Background Sketch Prescribing and Proscribing: The Treatment and Rehabilitation Report Defining 'Good Clinical Practice' Ambiguous Justice: The General Medical Council and Dr Ann Dally 'Friendly' visits and 'Evil Men': The Home Office Drugs Inspectorate Unifying Hierarchs and Fragmenting Individualists: Three Professional Groups Guidelines and the Licensing Question Conclusion Appendix Bibliography Index