Research handbook on drugs and society / edited by Toby Seddon (professor of social science, UCL Social Research Institute, University College London, UK).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Seddon, Toby, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug abuse--Social aspects--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Drug abuse.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (362 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026.

Summary:

"This Research Handbook presents cutting-edge scholarship on key theoretical, conceptual and disciplinary approaches to understanding drugs and society. It explores the socially and culturally pervasive nature of illicit drugs, demonstrating how the drug question bears all the distinctive hallmarks of a seemingly intractable 'wicked problem' and constitutes a major twenty-first century global challenge. Leading international scholars expertly synthesise critical empirical research and data to generate a global picture of contemporary patterns and trends in drug production, distribution and consumption. Highlighting critical insights from diverse historical and disciplinary perspectives, the Research Handbook also examines the impact of drug use on individuals and societies, providing an intellectual framework for developing transformative solutions to this complex transnational issue. The Research Handbook on Drugs and Society is an essential resource for scholars and students of sociology, criminology and public health, and social scientists more broadly. It is also highly relevant to policy and campaigning organisations looking to address the societal challenges raised by the drug problem"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Part I: Introduction

1. Introduction: Researching drugs and society / Toby Seddon

Part II: Key concepts

2. Drugs / Toby Seddon

3. Intoxication / Phil Withington

4. Addiction / Peder Clark and Oisín Wall

Part III: Historical perspectives

5. The long view: Surveying the use of plant-based psychoactives in prehistoric societies / Elisa Guerra-Doce

6. Cannabis: A brief global historical biogeography / Chris Duvall

7. From opium to fentanyl: A global history / Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy

8. Cocaine's variable past(s) / Paul Gootenberg

9. The origins and early evolution of the international drug control system:

1729. -1967 / John Collins

Part IV: Theoretical and disciplinary lenses

10. Anthropology / Merrill Singer and J. Bryan Page

11. Economics / Jeffrey Miron and Pedro Aldighieri

12. Sociology / Karen Joe-Laidler and Kate Lowe

13. Psychology and neuroscience / Catharine Montgomery, Abigail K. Rose and Andrew J. Jones

14. Law and regulation / Toby Seddon

15. Science and technology studies / Nancy D. Campbell

16. Decolonial approaches to drugs and drug studies / Maziyar Ghiabi

Part V: Global trends and patterns

17. Global trends: Reviewing 25 years of the United Nations world drug report / Toby Seddon

18. Drugs and crime: Documenting, explaining, and intervening in the relationship / Glenn D. Walters

19. Race, ethnicity and the global war on drugs / Anita Kalunta-Crumpton

20. Sex differences, gendering and drugs / Beth Glover Reed, Yun Chen and Lauren Whitmer

21. Poverty, inequality and drugs / Susanne MacGregor and Aileen O'Gorman

22. Africa: Drug production, drug problems and the legacies of colonialism / Simon Howell, Clemence Rusenga, Gernot Klantschnig and Neil Carrier

Part VI: Contemporary issues, innovations, and future challenges

23. The online drug market spectrum / James Martin and Andrew Childs

24. A psychedelic renaissance: Novel treatments for mental illnesses / David Nutt

25. Treatment, recovery and mutual aid: New directions / David Best, Satinder Jandu, Lisa Webster and Phil Hodgson

Part VII: Conclusion

26. Research frontiers in the twenty-first century / Toby Seddon

Afterword / Toby Seddon.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781802209143 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.