Treating Heroin Addiction in Norway - The Pharmaceutical Other

Focusing on the world of Norwegian opioid substitution treatment (OST) in the aftermath of significant reforms, this book casts a critical light on the intersections between medicine and law, and the ideologies infusing the notions of 'individual choice' and 'patient involvement' in the field of addiction globally.

List of contents

Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; 1 Through the opioid landscape; 2 Pharmaceutical polyphony; 3 Pharmaceutical atmospheres; 4 Waiting for evidence; 5 Living longer than life; 6 From hope to §3-1; 7 Conclusions; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

About the author

Aleksandra Bartoszko is a social anthropologist and Associate Professor at VID Specialized University in Oslo, Norway.

Summary

Focusing on the world of Norwegian opioid substitution treatment (OST) in the aftermath of significant reforms, this book casts a critical light on the intersections between medicine and law, and the ideologies infusing the notions of ‘individual choice’ and ‘patient involvement’ in the field of addiction globally.

Product details

• Authors: Aleksandra Bartoszko, Bartoszko Aleksandra
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2023
• EAN: 9780367655556
• ISBN: 978-0-367-65555-6
• No. of pages: 198
• Series: Routledge Studies in Health and Medical Anthropology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Coping with drug & alcohol abuse, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SELF-HELP / Substance Abuse & Addictions / Drugs, SELF-HELP / Substance Abuse & Addictions / Alcohol, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, Coping with / advice about drug and alcohol problems