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Drugs, Identity and Stigma

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Editors:
  1. Michelle Addison

    1. Department of Sociology, Durham University, Durham, UK

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  2. William McGovern

    1. Department of Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

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  3. Ruth McGovern

    1. Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

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  • Examines the ways that people manage stigma, particularly people from marginalized backgrounds
  • Critically analyses a number of timely issues in politics, culture, society and public health
  • Makes policy and practice recommendations

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Stigma ‘Under the Skin’

    • Michelle Addison, William McGovern, Ruth McGovern
    Pages 1-23

  3. Intersectional Identities, Stigma and MDMA/Ecstasy Use

    • Karenza Moore
    Pages 25-49

  4. Guilt, Shame, and Getting Passed the Blame: Resisting Stigma Through the Good Mothering Ideal

    • Tracy R. Nichols, Amy Lee, Meredith R. Gringle, Amber Welborn
    Pages 51-75

  5. Identity Construction and Stigma in Recovery

    • Carole Murphy
    Pages 77-98

  6. What’s Your Poison? On the Identity Crises Faced by Healthcare Professionals Who (Ab)use Drugs and Alcohol

    • Sam P. Burton, Keegan C. Shepard, Sergio A. Silverio
    Pages 99-119

  7. Stigma and the Use of Anabolic Androgenic Steroids by Men in the United Kingdom

    • Jim McVeigh, Geoff Bates
    Pages 121-146

  8. Navigating Custodial Environments: Novel Psychoactive Substance Users Experiences of Stigma

    • Kelly J. Stockdale, Michelle Addison, Georgia Ramm
    Pages 147-172

  9. Stigma and Young People Whose Parents Use Substances

    • Cassey Muir, Ruth McGovern, Eileen Kaner
    Pages 173-196

  10. Cultural Competence to Cultural Obsolescence: Drug Use, Stigma and Consumerism

    • Tammy Ayres, Stuart Taylor
    Pages 197-220

  11. ‘It’s What Happens Now When People Go for a Drink’: Normalising Non-dependent Recreational Cocaine Use Amongst Over-35s in the UK

    • Craig Ancrum, Steph Scott, Louise Wattis
    Pages 221-246

  12. Negotiating “Self-Stigma” and an “Addicted Identity” in Traditional 12-Step Self-Help Groups

    • William McGovern, Michelle Addison, Ruth McGovern
    Pages 247-269

  13. Final Reflections on Stigma and Implications for Research, Policy, and Practice

    • William McGovern, Michelle Addison, Ruth McGovern
    Pages 271-278

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 279-283
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About this book

This book calls attention to the impact of stigma experienced by people who use illicit drugs. Stigma is powerful: it can do untold harm to a person and place with longstanding effects. Through an exploration of themes of inequality, power, and feeling ‘out of place’ in neoliberal times, this collection focuses on how stigma is negotiated, resisted and absorbed by people who use drugs. How does stigma get under the skin? Drawing on a range of theoretical frameworks and empirical data, this book draws attention to the damaging effects stigma can have on identity, recovery, mental health, desistance from crime, and social inclusion. By connecting drug use, stigma and identity, the authors in this collection share insights into the everyday experiences of people who use drugs and add to debate focused on an agenda for social justice in drug use policy and practice.

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“This book is a highly informative and well written contribution to the ongoing debate about stigma and drug use. It combines the theoretical with the practical and focusses on areas that are little addressed elsewhere. For example, it includes chapters on the experiences of stigma from young people whose parents use substances, stigma and steroid use, as well as healthcare professionals use of substances and the experiences of self-stigma in 12 step groups. This collection demonstrates how destructive and damaging stigma can be, and how we must all play a role in countering it. It is an excellent addition to the literature in the field.” (Professor Sarah Galvani, Professor of Social Research and Substance Use, Manchester Metropolitan University , UK)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Sociology, Durham University, Durham, UK

    Michelle Addison

  • Department of Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

    William McGovern

  • Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

    Ruth McGovern

About the editors

Michelle Addison is Assistant Professor in Criminology at Durham University, UK. 

William McGovern is  Assistant Professor at Northumbria University, UK.

Ruth McGovern is Senior Lecturer in Public Health Research at Newcastle University, UK.


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