Beating the Dragon The Recovery from Dependent Drug Use
Auteur : Macintosh James
1. Introduction
2. Becoming and being addicted
3. Deciding to quit
4. Parenting, children and recovery
5. Staying off
6. The addicts' view of drug services
7. Conclusion
- Contains interviews with over 70 peaople who have been using major illegal drugs (heroin, cocaine, temazepam and amphetamines) for many years, and yet managed to overcome their addiction through a variety of means.
- Looks in detail at the experiences of this group of recovering addicts, providing groundbreaking ethnography of the recovery process.
- Subject of overcoming drug dependence extremely topical and controversial.
- Experienced and well-connected authors.
Date de parution : 06-2017
15.6x23.4 cm
Date de parution : 09-2001
Ouvrage de 184 p.
Mots-clés :
drug; user; illegal; drugs; addiction; spoiled; identity; misuse; services; wee; Pop Stars; Ma Life; Vice Versa; Drug Misuse Services; HIV Relate Risk Behaviour; Drug Free Lifestyle; Rock Bottom Experience; Drug Services; Wee Lassie; Children's Welfare; Addict Parents; Drug Addiction; Reach Rock Bottom; Illegal Drugs; Spoiled Identity; Methadone Prescription; Personal Gutter; Methadone Script; Rock Bottom; NTORS; Drug Treatment Agencies; DPS; Successful Exit; Black Market Drugs; Drug Free Life