The control of fuddle and flash : a sociological history of the regulation of alcohol and opiates /

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A historical and comparative overview describing the regulations of the use of alcohol and drugs (opiates) in the USA, the UK and the Netherlands. It explains the conditions, causes and consequences of the various regulatory regimes and provides insights into their political economy.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gerritsen, J.-W. (Jan-Willem)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Dutch
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2000.
Series:International studies in sociology and social anthropology ; v. 76.
Subjects:
Alcoholism > Economic aspects.
Alcoholism > Social aspects.
Drug addiction > Economic aspects.
Drug addiction > Social aspects.
Social control.
Drug abuse > Social aspects.
Opioid-Related Disorders > economics
Social Control, Formal
Alcohol Drinking > economics
Opioid-Related Disorders > history
Alcohol Drinking > history
Alcoolisme > Aspect économique.
Alcoolisme > Aspect social.
Toxicomanie > Aspect économique.
Toxicomanie > Aspect social.
Contrôle social.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
Social control
Alcoholism > Economic aspects
Alcoholism > Social aspects
Drug addiction > Economic aspects
Drug addiction > Social aspects
Drogenpolitik
Sozialgeschichte
Alkoholmissbrauch
Sozialpolitik
Geschichte
Regulering.
Opiaten.
Alcoholische dranken.
United States
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Taxonomy of intoxicants
  • The supply side: alcohol
  • The supply side: opiates
  • The colonial opium trade
  • Excise taxes on alcohol: three countries
  • Physicians as suppliers
  • Industrialization and the war on alcohol
  • Physicians as detoxifiers
  • The dynamics of prohibition and illegal supply
  • Summary and conclusions.

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