Drugs and social context : social perspectives on the use of alcohol and other drugs / Telmo Mota Ronzani, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ronzani, Telmo Mota, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug abuse.

Drugs--Social aspects.

Drugs.

Physical Description:

xviii, 114 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018]

Summary:

This book goes beyond the traditional approaches to drug use and discusses the issue from a societal perspective, integrating contributions from different disciplines such as psychology, public health, anthropology, law, public policies and sociology to address specifically the social aspects of the phenomenon. Given its complexity, drug use demands a multidisciplinary approach from many different perspectives, but despite the vast literature about the topic, the majority of the books are restricted either to a purely medical perspective (focused mainly on treatment techniques) or to a criminological perspective (focused mainly on drug trafficking and organized crime). The social approach adopted in this volume challenges this dichotomy and analyzes both the social contexts to which drug use is related and the social and political consequences of the attitudes and policies adopted by governments and other social groups towards drug users, addressing topics such as: Drugs and poverty Drugs and gender Drugs and race Drugs and territory Stigmatization of drug use Prohibitionism Given its broad and innovative approach, Drugs and Social Context - Social Perspectives on the Use of Alcohol and Other Drugs will be of interest for researchers, clinicians and other health professionals, since the study of the social aspects of drug use is central to everyone who deals with the issue.

Contents:

Section 1. Drugs and Society

Chapter 1.The context of drug use in the consumer society

Chapter 2. The stigmatization of drug use as mechanism of legitimation of exclusion

Chapter 3. Social Effects of Prohibitionism in the Americas and New Drug Policies

Section 2. Social Issues

Chapter 4.Drugs and Poverty: interfaces of oppression in the capitalist world

Chapter 5.Drugs and Gender

Chapter 6. Drugs and Race

Chapter 7. (Des)Occupation of urban and rural spaces, gentrification and drug use.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783319724454

3319724452

OCLC:

1012197369