Illness or deviance? : drug courts, drug treatment, and the ambiguity of addiction / Jennifer Murphy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murphy, Jennifer, 1977 February 26- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Substance abuse--Treatment.

Substance abuse.

Drug abuse--Treatment.

Drug abuse.

Medical policy--United States.

Medical policy.

Substance abuse--Psychology.

United States.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 pages)

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2015.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Is drug addiction a disease that can be treated, or is it a crime that should be punished? In her probing study, Illness or Deviance?, Jennifer Murphy investigates the various perspectives on addiction, and how society has myriad ways of handling it-incarcerating some drug users while putting others in treatment. Illness or Deviance? highlights the confusion and contradictions about labeling addiction. Murphy's fieldwork in a drug court and an outpatient drug treatment facility yields fascinating insights, such as how courts and treatment centers both enforce the "disease" label of addiction, yet their management tactics overlap treatment with "therapeutic punishment." The "addict" label is a result not just of using drugs, but also of being a part of the drug lifestyle, by selling drugs. In addition, Murphy observes that drug courts and treatment facilities benefit economically from their cooperation, creating a very powerful institutional arrangement. Murphy contextualizes her findings within theories of medical sociology as well as criminology to identify the policy implications of a medicalized view of addiction. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Drug Addiction: Illness or Deviance? 1

2 Historic Tensions and the Development of Drug Treatment and Policy 22

3 The Overlap of Clinical and Legal Authorities: Capital City's Drug Court 56

4 Labeling Addiction in Outpatient Treatment: Southside and Westview Programs 93

5 Managing Illness and Deviance: Therapeutic Punishment 146

6 Conclusion: Reducing Stigma 168.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 04, 2015).

Local Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

Other Format:

Print version: Murphy, Jennifer, 1977 February 26- Illness or deviance? : drug courts, drug treatment, and the ambiguity of addiction.

ISBN:

9781439910245

OCLC:

908932358

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.