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High
- Drugs, Desire, and a Nation of Users
Engelsk Paperback
High
- Drugs, Desire, and a Nation of Users
Engelsk Paperback

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Whether drinking Red Bull, relieving chronic pain with oxycodone, or experimenting with Ecstasy, Americans participate in a culture of self-medication, using psychoactive substances to enhance or manage our moods. A "drug-free America" seems to be a fantasyland that most people don't want to inhabit. High: Drugs, Desire, and a Nation of Users asks fundamental questions about US drug policies and social norms. Why do we endorse the use of some drugs and criminalize others? Why do we accept the necessity of a doctor-prescribed opiate but not the same thing bought off the street? This divided approach shapes public policy, the justice system, research, social services, and health care. And despite the decades-old war on drugs, drug use remains relatively unchanged. Ingrid Walker speaks to the silencing effects of both criminalization and medicalization, incorporating first-person narratives to show a wide variety of user experiences with drugs. By challenging current thinking about drugs and users, Walker calls for a next wave of drug policy reform in the United States, beginning with recognizing the full spectrum of drug use practices.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
277
ISBN-13:
9780295742328
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0295742321
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
20 okt 2017
Længde:
18mm
Bredde:
229mm
Højde:
155mm
Forlag:
University of Washington Press
Oplagsdato:
20 okt 2017
Forfatter(e):
Kategori sammenhænge