Published
May 27, 2015Page count
356 pagesISBN
978-1847426727Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Policy PressPublished
Jun 1, 2016Page count
356 pagesISBN
978-1447334460Dimensions
Imprint
Policy PressPublished
Jun 1, 2016Page count
356 pagesISBN
978-1447334477Dimensions
Imprint
Policy PressPublished
May 27, 2015Page count
356 pagesISBN
978-1447354727Dimensions
Imprint
Policy Press
The Governance of Female Drug Users
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. This book is the first to examine how female drug user's identities, and hence their experiences, are shaped by drug policies. It analyses how the subjectivities ascribed to women users within drug policy sustain them in their problematic use and reinforce their social exclusion. Challenging popular misconceptions of female users, the book calls for the formulation of drug policies to be based on gender equity and social justice. It will appeal to academics in the social sciences, practitioners and policy makers.
Natasha Du Rose is a lecturer in criminology and sociology at the University of Roehampton, UK. She has extensive research experience in drug use and policy and has also conducted research on restorative justice and self-injury. Before receiving her PhD at the University of Bath in 2006, Natasha worked in women's therapy and crisis centres for seven years, co-ordinating and training helpline volunteers and training professionals on women's mental health.
Part One;
Introduction;
Research Context;
Political Context;
Part Two;
Prohibition;
Medicalisation;
Welfarisation;
Part Three;
Psychosocial Accounts;
Social Stories;
Conclusion;
Appendix: Research methods.
