Anthropology of addictions and recovery / Irene Glasser
- Author
- Glasser, Irene
- Published
- Long Grove, Ill. : Waveland Press, [2012]
- Copyright Date
- ©2012
- Physical Description
- ix, 116 : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 1.An Introduction to the Anthropology of Addictions and Recovery -- A Note on the Word "Addiction" -- Ethnography and the Study of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs -- Physiological Effects of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs -- Legal Status of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs -- The Diagnostic Classification Systems and Access to Treatment -- Conclusion -- 2.The Many Faces of Alcohol Use -- Cross-Cultural Examples of Drinking -- The Introduction of Alcohol into a Community -- Alcohol Use and Culture Change -- Drinking Patterns -- Costs of Alcohol Abuse -- Alcohol and Homelessness -- College Drinking -- Culture and Drinking -- Conclusion -- Experiential Learning Activities -- 3.Tobacco and Its Global Reach -- Indigenous Uses -- Diffusion of Tobacco and Smoking -- Health Consequences -- Cigarettes as Currency -- Beliefs about Smoking -- Camaraderie and Smoking -- Smoking and Women -- Smoking and Adolescents -- Cigarette Marketing Strategies -- Unintended Consequences of Smoking Bans -- Conclusion -- Experiential Learning Activities -- 4.Drug Use and Drug Prohibitions -- Indigenous Uses of Mind-Altering Drugs: The Case of Hallucinogenic Mushrooms, Peyote, Coca Leaves, and Ayahuasca -- Drug Laws as Cultural Artifacts: The Case of Morphine, Heroin, Khat, and Marijuana -- Effect of Law Enforcement and Incarceration -- Anthropological Research on Club Drugs and Prescription Drugs -- Drug Use Initiation and Continued Participation: The Case of Cocaine -- Ethnography of Suffering: The Case of Heroin and Injection Drug Use -- Ethnographic Research in Response to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic -- Ethnographic Methods to Monitor New Drugs: The Case of Illy -- Conclusion -- Experiential Learning Activities -- 5.Recovery in Cross-Cultural Perspective -- The Language of Recovery -- Current Models of Recovery/Treatment -- Demonstrating Efficacy in Healing -- Alcoholics Anonymous: A Culturally Malleable Recovery Model -- When Does a Treatment Not Diffuse? -- Utilizing Indigenous Culture in Recovery -- Increasing the Cultural Congruence of Treatments and Prevention -- Changing the Context of Recovery -- Ethnographic Methods in Drug Treatment Outcome Studies -- Conclusion -- Experiential Learning Activities -- 6.Concluding Thoughts.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9781577665588
1577665589 - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-112) and index.
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