Drugs, deviancy and democracy in Iran: the interaction of state and civil society

Explores the mounting problems of drug use in Iran, how treatment became legalized in 1998, how local NGOs offer methadone treatment in Tehran and face continuous political challenges in doing so, and how drug use is critically discussed in Iranian media and cinema.--From publisher description

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Christensen, Janne Bjerre 1973- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: London New York Tauris c 2011
In: International library of Iranian studies ([32])
Year: 2011
Online Access: Cover
Table of Contents
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 5347
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Keywords:
Drug Abuse > Iran
Drug Abuse > Government policy > Iran
Drugs and mass media > Iran
Substance-related Disorders > Iran
Mass Media > Iran
Public Policy > Iran
Iran
Hochschulschrift
Iran > Drogenmissbrauch > Drogenpolitik
Drogen
Demokratie
NGO
Politik
Staat
Gender
Partizipation
Krankheit
soziale Ordnung
Theokratie
Biopolitik
Description
Summary:Explores the mounting problems of drug use in Iran, how treatment became legalized in 1998, how local NGOs offer methadone treatment in Tehran and face continuous political challenges in doing so, and how drug use is critically discussed in Iranian media and cinema.--From publisher description
Physical Description:XI, 288 Seiten 22 cm
ISBN:9781848856394