Overview
Provides a long overdue full-length critical scholarly work on the subject of pharmaceutical opioid abuse
Canvasses historical shifts in Australian drug policy and international literature on non-medical consumption
Addresses the discursive construction of painkiller (ab)use as it is articulated in research and policy accounts
Provides an original empirical investigation that draws on the lived experience of those who engage in non-medical consumption
Access this book
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Other ways to access
Table of contents(8 chapters)
-
The Way We Think About Non-Medical Use
-
The Way People Experience Non-Medical Use
About this book
The book is divided into two parts: the first addresses the discursive construction of painkiller (ab)use as articulated in research and policy accounts; the second part provides an empirical investigation that draws on the lived experience of those who engage in non-medical consumption. This book argues that, contrary to the stereotype of the ‘seductive’ drug that coaxes its user into a life of dysfunction, there appears to be an intimate relationship between the motivations of pleasure seeking, health practice and productive citizenship among people who use painkillers for non-medical reasons.
Authors and Affiliations
-
School of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia
George C. Dertadian
About the author
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Fine Line
Book Subtitle: Painkillers and Pleasure in the Age of Anxiety
Authors: George C. Dertadian
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1975-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-1974-7Published: 26 September 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-4713-9Published: 11 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-1975-4Published: 15 September 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 285
Topics: Medical Sociology, Cultural Studies