Hurt : chronicles of the drug war generation / Miriam Boeri.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boeri, Miriam, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug abuse--Social aspects--United States.

Drug abuse.

Baby boom generation--United States.

Baby boom generation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Hurt: Chronicles of the Drug War Generation weaves engaging first-person accounts of the lives of baby boomer drug users, including author Miriam Boeri's first-hand knowledge as the sister of a heroin addict. The compelling stories are set in historical context, from the cultural influence of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll to contemporary discourse that pegs drug addiction as a disease punishable by incarceration. With penetrating insight and conscientious attention to the intersectionality of race, gender, and class, Boeri reveals the impact of an increasingly punitive War on Drugs on a hurting generation.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Prologue

Introduction

1. The Historical and Social Context

2. The Life Course of Baby Boomers

3. Relationships

4. The War on Drugs and Mass Incarceration

5. The Racial Landscape of the Drug War

6. Women Doing Drugs

7. Aging in Drug Use

8. The Culture of Control Expands

9. Social Reconstruction and Social Recovery

Epilogue

Appendix: The Older Drug User Study Methodology

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 20. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

9780520966710

0520966716

OCLC:

1006425626