A Fine Line Painkillers and Pleasure in the Age of Anxiety /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Dertadian, George C. (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Θέματα: Social medicine.; Cultural studies.; Medical Sociology.; Cultural Studies.

Are painkillers mundane medications safe for use to ease human suffering? Or are they drugs of abuse that cause addiction and death? Do they ameliorate pain, or do they cause it? This book explores growing interest among medical practitioners media outlets about the 'misuse' or 'abuse...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Foreword
• Acknowledgements
• Abbreviations
• Drug Glossary
• Preface
• Part One
• 1. Introduction: Understanding Painkiller Use in Contemporary Society
• 2. Drugs through Time: The History of the Regulation of Drug Consumption in Australia
• 3. 'Discovering' Non-Medical (Ab)Use: The Meaning and Measurement of Non-Medical Consumption
• 4. Problematizing Pain: Medical, Social and Commercial Approaches to Pain
• Part Two
• 5. Chilling Out: Recreational and Painkiller Use among Young People
• 6. Work Hard, Play Hard: Cycles of Restrain and Release in Painkiller Use
• 7. Chronic Pain and Dependence: Chronic Conditions, Opiates and Stigma
• 8. Beyond 'Addiction': Dependence, Injecting and Transitions in Opiate Use
• Conclusion.