(In)dependence and addictions: Governmentality across public and private treatment discourses

In light of the current spike in opioid addiction in upper middle-class white populations, we examine addiction treatment discourses on the webpages of public methadone clinics and private rehabilitation facilities through a critical theoretical lens. While both discourses exercise social control ov...

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Authors: Iacobucci, Alaina C. (Author) ; Frieh, Emma C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Theoretical criminology
Year: 2018, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 83-98
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Addiction
Discourse
Governmentality
Neoliberalism
Rehabilitation