Concepts of addictive substances and behaviours across time and place / edited by Matilda Hellman, Virginia Berridge, Karen Duke, Alex Mold.

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: Governance of addictive substances and behaviours seriesPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2016Edition: First editionDescription: xvi, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9780198737797
0198737793

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DDC classification:

362.2/9 23

LOC classification:

RC564.67.E86 C66 2016

NLM classification:

2016 F-697
WM 270

Contents:

1. Ownership of addiction : variations across time and place / Matilda Hellman, Virginia Berridge, Karen Duke, and Alex Mold -- 2. Concepts of addiction in Europe in the 1970s and 1980s : what does a long view tell us about drugs, alcohol and tobacco? / Alex Mold, Franca Beccaria, Virginia Berridge, Irmgard Eisenbach-Stangl, Grazyna Herczynska, Jacek Moskalewicz, Enrico Petrilli, and Suzanne Taylor -- 3. Concepts and policies directed at drug use in Denmark, Finland, and Sweden / Bagga Bjerge, Esben Houborg, Johan Edman, and Riikka Perala -- 4. WHO expert committees and key concepts for drugs, alcohol and tobacco 1949-2013 / Suzanne Taylor, Virginia Berridge and Alex Mold -- 5. The role of stakeholders in addictions policy and intervention / Esben Houborg, Betsy Thom, Franca Beccaria, Irmgard Eisenbach-Stangl, Rachel Herring, Jacek Moskalewicz, and Marta Welbel -- 6. Exploring user groups as stakeholders in drug policy processes in four European countries / Bagga Bjerge, Karen Duke, Vibeke Asmussen Frank, Sara Rolando, and Irmgard Eisenbach-Stangl -- 7. External influences on national drug policies in four European countries at the turn of the 21st century / Franca Beccaria, Jacek Moskalewicz, Vibeke Asmussen Frank, Irmgard Eisenbach-Stangl, and Sara Rolando -- 8. Underpinnings of tobacco policy : An epistemic governance perspective / Matilda Hellman, Pekka Hakkarainen, and Gunnar Saebo -- 9. General practitioners' position on problematic gambling in three European welfare states / Michael Egerer, Matilda Hellman, Michal Bujalski, and Sara Rolando -- 10. Popular images of addiction in five European countries / Jan Blomqvist, Kirsimarja Raitasalo, Hans Olav Melberg, Dirk Schreckenberg, Christine Peschel, Justyna Klingemann, and Anja Koski-Jannes.

Summary: This volume examines the temporal and spatial variances of addiction behaviours in European societies, illustrates the intertwining of regional and global trends in behaviours, and sets out a framework for understanding the roles played by different social actors.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This volume examines the temporal and spatial variances of addiction behaviours in European societies, illustrates the intertwining of regional and global trends in behaviours, and sets out a framework for understanding the roles played by different social actors.

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