Women on ice : methamphetamine use among suburban women / Miriam Boeri.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boeri, Miriam.

Series:

Critical Issues in Crime and Society

Critical issues in crime and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Drug use.

Women.

Methamphetamine abuse.

Women drug addicts.

Drug addiction--Treatment.

Drug addiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 236 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Methamphetamine (ice, speed, crystal, shard) has been called epidemic in the United States. Yet few communities were ready for increased use of methamphetamine by suburban women. Women on Ice is the first book to study exclusively the lives of women who use the drug and its effects on their families. In-depth interviews with women in the suburban counties of one of the largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. chronicle the details of their initiation into methamphetamine, the turning points into problematic drug use, and for a few, their escape from lives veering out of control. Their life course and drug careers are analyzed in relation to the intersecting influences of social roles, relationships, social/political structures, and political trends. Examining the effects of punitive drug policy, inadequate social services, and looming public health risks, including HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C, the book gives voice to women silenced by shame. Boeri introduces new and developing concepts in the field of addiction studies and proposes policy changes to more broadly implement initiatives that address the problems these women face. She asserts that if we are concerned that the war on drugs is a war on drug users, this book will alert us that it is also a war on suburban families.

Contents:

Methamphetamine : the perfect drug for suburban women

Ethnographic research : exploring methamphetamine use in the suburbs

The gendered drug career : initiation and progression in methamphetamine use

Gendered lives : combining work and family with drug-using roles

Gendered risks : health and infectious diseases

Gendered risks : violence and crime

The revolving door : treatment, recovery, and relapse

Policy implications.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-87209-9

0-8135-5461-6

OCLC:

824698862