The Politics of Addiction [electronic resource] : Medical Conflict and Drug Dependence in England Since the 1960s /
Mars, S.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figure and Tables; Abbreviations; Glossary; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 1965-2010: A Background Sketch; 2 Prescribing and Proscribing: The Treatment and Rehabilitation Report; 3 Defining 'Good Clinical Practice'; 4 Ambiguous Justice: The General Medical Council and Dr Ann Dally; 5 'Friendly' Visits and 'Evil Men': The Home Office Drugs Inspectorate; 6 Unifying Hierarchs and Fragmenting Individualists: Three Professional Groups; 7 Guidelines and the Licensing Question; Conclusion; Appendix: Interviewed Doctors' Professional Roles; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-243) and index.
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.
History.
Medicine—History.
Great Britain—History.
Social history.
Sociology.
History, Modern.
History of Science.
History of Medicine.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Social History.
Sociology, general.
Modern History.