Politics of addiction, the: medical conflict and drug dependence in england since the 1960s
Auteur :
Mars, S.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781349306886
Date de publication :
1 janv. 2012
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The Politics of Addiction  examines power and policy-making in the context of a bitter conflict between private and publicly employed doctors treating addiction. Regulation was used by both the profession and the state to shape the treatment of addiction and who could provide it, with the media feeding into the process.