Treating Heroin Addiction in Norway: The Pharmaceutical Other

ISBN-13: 9780367655549 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 162 str.

Aleksandra Bartoszko

Opis

Focusing on the world of Norwegian opioid substitution treatment (OST) in the aftermath of significant reforms, this book casts a critical light on the intersections between medicine and law, and the ideologies infusing the notions of ‘individual choice’ and ‘patient involvement’ in the field of addiction globally.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; 1 Through the opioid landscape; 2 Pharmaceutical polyphony; 3 Pharmaceutical atmospheres; 4 Waiting for evidence; 5 Living longer than life; 6 From hope to §3-1; 7 Conclusions; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

O autorze

Aleksandra Bartoszko is a social anthropologist and Associate Professor at VID Specialized University in Oslo, Norway.