A Fine Line Painkillers and Pleasure in the Age of Anxiety /

Are painkillers mundane medications safe for use to ease human suffering? Or are they drugs of abuse that cause addiction and death? Do they ameliorate pain, or do they cause it? This book explores growing interest among medical practitioners media outlets about the 'misuse' or 'abuse...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dertadian, George C. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: e-Book
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Subjects:
Social medicine.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Medical Sociology.
Cultural Studies.
Online Access:Full-text access
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Drug Glossary
  • Preface
  • Part One
  • 1. Introduction: Understanding Painkiller Use in Contemporary Society
  • 2. Drugs through Time: The History of the Regulation of Drug Consumption in Australia
  • 3. 'Discovering' Non-Medical (Ab)Use: The Meaning and Measurement of Non-Medical Consumption
  • 4. Problematizing Pain: Medical, Social and Commercial Approaches to Pain
  • Part Two
  • 5. Chilling Out: Recreational and Painkiller Use among Young People
  • 6. Work Hard, Play Hard: Cycles of Restrain and Release in Painkiller Use
  • 7. Chronic Pain and Dependence: Chronic Conditions, Opiates and Stigma
  • 8. Beyond 'Addiction': Dependence, Injecting and Transitions in Opiate Use
  • Conclusion.

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