{"product_id":"9783032143020","title":"Framing Addiction: The Media’s Role in the Heroin and Opioid Crises","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFraming Addiction: The Media’s Role in the Heroin and Opioid Crises\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eHodges, Quincy\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003eFraming Addiction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003e uncovers how mainstream American media have shaped public understanding of drug epidemics through narratives deeply influenced by race, class, and power. Drawing on content and discourse analyses of six major newspapers, compares the heroin epidemic of the 1970s with the opioid crisis of the 21st century, exposing how Black and Latino communities were criminalized while White opioid users were portrayed as victims in need of care.\u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\"\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003eThis timely and necessary work explores the human cost of biased journalism and the policy consequences of selective empathy. From Nixon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"DE\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DE;\"\u003es \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003eWar on Drugs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"DE\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DE;\"\u003e” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003eto today\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003es calls for treatment and recovery, \u003cem\u003eFraming Addiction\u003c\/em\u003e traces how media narratives both reflect and reinforce inequality. Grounded in critical race theory, journalism studies, and public health discourse, this book offers a new framework for ethical, equitable reporting on addiction.\u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\"\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003eA vital resource for journalists, scholars, policymakers, and anyone interested in the intersections of media, race, and public health.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2026-01-03\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783032143020\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-032-14303-7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 128\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44776130543756,"sku":"9783032143020","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032143020.jpg?v=1770121486","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783032143020","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}