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The Politics of Addiction

Medical Conflict and Drug Dependence in England Since the 1960s
By:S. Mars
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9780230221383
eText ISBN:9781137272218
Edition:0
Copyright:2012
Format:Page Fidelity

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The Politics of Addiction  examines power and policy-making in the context of a bitter conflict between private and publicly employed doctors treating addiction. Regulation was used by both the profession and the state to shape the treatment of addiction and who could provide it, with the media feeding into the process.