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"Hurt: Chronicles of the Drug War Generation weaves engaging first-person accounts of the lives of baby boomer drug users, including the author Miriam Boeri's own knowledge as the sister of a heroin addict. The compelling stories are set in historical context, from the cultural influence o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boeri, Miriam (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Drug abuse > Social aspects.
Baby boom generation.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
Toxicomanie.
Generation du baby-boom > États-Unis.
Toxicomanie > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Substance-Related Disorders
Baby boom generation > United States.
Drug abuse > Social aspects > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The historical and social context
  • The life course of baby boomers
  • Relationships
  • The war on drugs and mass incarceration
  • The racial landscape of the drug war
  • Women doing drugs
  • Aging in drug use
  • The culture of control expands
  • Social reconstruction and social recovery
  • Appendix : the older drug user study methodology.

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