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Illness or deviance? : drug courts, drug treatment, and the ambiguity of addiction / Jennifer Murphy.
Author
Murphy, Jennifer, 1977 February 26-
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English
Published/Created
Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2015.
©2015
Description
viii, 219 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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RC564 .M87 2015
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Substance abuse
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Treatment
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Drug abuse
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Treatment
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Medical policy
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United States
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Substance abuse
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Psychological aspects
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Drug addiction
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Treatment
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Is drug addiction a disease that can be treated, or is it a crime that should be punished? In her probing study, Illness or Deviance?, Jennifer Murphy investigates the various perspectives on addiction, and how society has myriad ways of handling it--incarcerating some drug users while putting others in treatment. Illness or Deviance? highlights the confusion and contradictions about labeling addiction. Murphy's fieldwork in a drug court and an outpatient drug treatment facility yields fascinating insights, such as how courts and treatment centers both enforce the "disease" label of addiction, yet their management tactics overlap treatment with "therapeutic punishment." The "addict" label is a result not just of using drugs, but also of being a part of the drug lifestyle, by selling drugs. In addition, Murphy observes that drug courts and treatment facilities benefit economically from their cooperation, creating a very powerful institutional arrangement. Murphy contextualizes her findings within theories of medical sociology as well as criminology to identify the policy implications of a medicalized view of addiction.--Publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Drug addiction : illness or deviance?
Historic tensions and the development of drug treatment and policy
The overlap of clinical and legal authorities : Capital City's drug court
Labeling addiction in outpatient treatment : Southside and Westview programs
Managing illness and deviance : therapeutic punishment
Conclusion : reducing stigma.
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ISBN
9781439910221 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
1439910227 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
9781439910238 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
1439910235 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
1439910243
9781439910245
LCCN
2014044767
OCLC
894026172
Other standard number
12232168
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