Acknowledgments. 3
About the Authors. 4
Table of Contents. 5
1. Introduction to Intoxication: Self, State and Society. 9
Introduction. 9
Why Study Intoxication?. 10
What Are Drugs?. 14
Measuring Intoxication. 17
How to Use This Book. 19
The Structure of This Book. 20
Points for Discussion. 21
References. 21
2. Historical Origins and Emergence of Intoxication. 24
Introduction. 24
Intoxication in the Pre-Modern Age. 26
Modernity and Intoxication. 28
Intoxication in the 20
th Century. 35
Summary. 39
Points for Discussion. 40
References. 40
3. The Regulation and Control of Alcohol 43
Introduction. 43
Alcohol Legislation: Historical Context. 44
The 'Noble Experiment': American and the Prohibition of Alcohol 46
Prohibition in Muslim Majority Countries. 50
The Price of Drink: Regulating the Alcohol Availability and Demand. 51
Alcohol and Crime. 54
'Please Drink Responsibly'?: The problem of moderation. 57
Summary. 58
Points for Discussion. 59
References. 59
4. The Regulation and Control of Drugs. 63
Introduction. 63
The Origins of Drug Prohibition. 63
UN Conventions. 68
The Misuse of Drugs Act. 69
Prohibition as the 'War on Drugs' 72
Prohibition 2.0. 76
Decriminalisation and Legalization Debates. 78
Summary. 79
Points for Discussion. 80
References. 80
5. Theorising Intoxication. 85
Introduction. 85
Physiological Explanations of Intoxication. 86
Social and Cultural Explanations of Intoxication. 87
From Deviance to Subcultures. 89
The Normalisation Debate. 93
Intoxication for Pleasure, Profit and Identity. 101
Summary. 103
Points for Discussion. 104
References. 104
6. Addiction, Treatment and Recovery. 108
Introduction. 108
The Invention of Addiction. 110
The Criminalisation of Addiction. 114
Types of Treatment. 115
Abstinence Approaches (12 Step, Self Help). 115
Therapeutic Communities. 118
Opiate Substitution Therapy. 119
Public Health and Harm Reduction Approaches. 120
Behaviour Change Approaches. 125
Summary. 125
Points for Discussion. 126
References. 126
7. Representing Intoxication. 130
Introduction. 130
Why Representations of Intoxication Matter?. 130
Historical Representations. 132
Representing Drugs in the 20th Century. 133
Celebrities and Addiction. 138
Advertising, Alcohol and Drugs. 139
'Binge Drinking' and UK Media Representations of Intoxication. 141
Media and Morality: Shock and Disgust. 143
Summary. 145
Points for Discussion. 146
References. 146
8. Intoxication across the Life Course. 149
Introduction. 149
Coming of Age through Intoxication. 149
Intoxication in Adulthood. 153
Intoxication in Later Life. 155
Alcohol and Drug-Related Deaths. 156
Summary. 157
Points for Discussion. 158
References. 158
9. Intoxication, Gender and Sexuality. 161
Introduction. 161
Gendering Intoxication. 162
The Feminisation of Intoxication. 167
Alcohol, Drugs and Sex. 170
Queering Intoxication. 173
Summary. 174
Points for Discussion. 175
References. 175
10. Intoxication, Ethnicity, Faith and Nation. 179
Introduction. 179
Drinking Nations and National Drinking Cultures. 179
The Racist Origins of Drugs Prohibition. 182
Contemporary Racism and the War on Drugs. 184
Intoxication, Identity and Inequality. 185
Summary. 188
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