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 (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: London New York Tauris c 2011
In: International library of Iranian studies ([32])
Online Access: Cover
Table of Contents
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 5347
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Keywords:
Biopolitik
Demokratie
Drogen
Drug Abuse > Government policy > Iran
Drug Abuse > Iran
Drugs and mass media > Iran
Gender
Hochschulschrift
Iran
Iran > Drogenmissbrauch > Drogenpolitik
Krankheit
Mass Media > Iran
NGO
Partizipation
Politik
Public Policy > Iran
Staat
Substance-related Disorders > Iran
Theokratie
soziale Ordnung
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