Jailed for possession : illegal drug use, regulation, and power in Canada, 1920-1961 /

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Jailed for Possession is the first social history of drug use in Canada and provides a careful examination of drug users and their regulators including doctors, social workers, and police officers.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Carstairs, Catherine, 1969-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto, Ontario : University of Toronto Press, [2006]
Colección:Studies in gender and history.
Temas:
1900-1999
Drug abuse > Government policy > Canada > History > 20th century.
Drugs of abuse > Law and legislation > Criminal provisions > Social aspects > Canada.
Drug abuse > Treatment > Canada > History > 20th century.
Toxicomanie > Politique gouvernementale > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Toxicomanie > Traitement > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Canada > Post-Confederation (1867- )
Drug abuse > Treatment.
Drug abuse > Government policy.
Canada.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The drug panic of the 1920s and the drive for Chinese exclusion
  • 'Hop Heads': The effects of criminalization, 1920-1945
  • 'Hypes': Using and quittig, 1945-1961
  • 'After a short struggle': Police officers and drug users
  • Proscribing prescribing: Doctors, drug users, and the division of narcotic control
  • Turning rounders into square Johns: Drug users and the John Howard Society
  • Free drugs or prison for life? Changing approaches to treatment.

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