The Social Value of Drug Addicts

The Social Value of Drug Addicts
Author: Merrill Singer
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2016-06-16
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1315417162


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In a wide-ranging analysis covering popular culture, policy, and underlying social structures, this book shows how drug addicts are socially constructed as useless burdens on society and who benefits from that portrayal.


The Social Value of Drug Addicts
Language: en
Pages: 313
Authors: Merrill Singer
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-06-16 - Publisher: Routledge

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Drug users are typically portrayed as worthless slackers, burdens on society, and just plain useless—culturally, morally, and economically. By contrast, this
Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders
Language: en
Pages: 171
Authors: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-09-03 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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Estimates indicate that as many as 1 in 4 Americans will experience a mental health problem or will misuse alcohol or drugs in their lifetimes. These disorders
Pathways of Addiction
Language: en
Pages: 330
Authors: Institute of Medicine
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996-11-01 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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Drug abuse persists as one of the most costly and contentious problems on the nation's agenda. Pathways of Addiction meets the need for a clear and thoughtful n
Drugs, Brains, and Behavior
Language: en
Pages: 76
Authors:
Categories: Brain
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher:

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Facing Addiction in America
Language: en
Pages: 420
Authors: Office of the Surgeon General
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-08-15 - Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

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All across the United States, individuals, families, communities, and health care systems are struggling to cope with substance use, misuse, and substance use d