Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History: Medical Conflict and Drug Dependence in England Since the 1960s

Mars, S.

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2012-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349306886

DOI: 10.1057/9781137272218

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 260