The Politics of Addiction
Medical Conflict and Drug Dependence in England Since the 1960s
Published on 1. January 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIII, 260 pages
978-1-349-30688-6 (ISBN)
Description
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.
More details
Series
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
XIII, 260 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
351 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-30688-6 (9781349306886)
DOI
10.1057/9781137272218
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
08/2012
Palgrave Macmillan
€53.49
Shipment within 15-20 days
Person
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.
Content
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