Scripting Addiction: The Politics of Therapeutic Talk and American Sobriety
Scripting Addiction: The Politics of Therapeutic Talk and American Sobriety
Scripting Addiction takes readers into the highly ritualized world of mainstream American addiction treatment. It is a world where clinical practitioners evaluate how drug users speak about themselves and their problems, and where the ideal of “healthy” talk is explicitly promoted, carefully monitored, and identified as the primary sign of therapeutic progress. The book explores the puzzling question: why do addiction counselors dedicate themselves to… Continue reading
Politics Aside, Premier Was Quite a Character
Politics aside, premier was quite a character
Kevin Falcon says running for the job of premier of B.C. is “not a decision an intelligent person would take lightly.” That’s likely a colossal understatement, considering the immense stress the position involves.
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Even in the Days of the Old West, It Was Politics as Usual
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“A Simpler Time,” which is subtitled, “A Lie Accepted As Truth Is More Powerful than the Truth Can Ever Be,” takes readers down a not-so-familiar historical road and into the politics of the 19th Century in this fact-filled novel about a lonely 40-year-old native New Englander, who is also a Secret Service agent.
The time is 1880; the place is the Arizona Territory; and Rudy Mueller has… Continue reading
Illegal Drug Trade: CIA Drug Trafficking, Clandestine Chemistry, Drug Lord, Politics of Drug Abuse, Drug Diversion, Rolling Meth Lab
Illegal Drug Trade: CIA Drug Trafficking, Clandestine Chemistry, Drug Lord, Politics of Drug Abuse, Drug Diversion, Rolling Meth Lab
Illegal Drug Trade: CIA Drug Trafficking, Clandestine Chemistry, Drug Lord, Politics of Drug Abuse, Drug Diversion, Rolling Meth Lab
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This Red Ribbon Pin is a symbol for both the fight against Drug Abuse and against AIDS.… Continue reading
The Politics of Sin: Drugs, Alcohol, and Public Policy
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Psychiatric Politics and Social Control
Psychiatric Politics and Social Control
We see the man on the street corner conversing with himself and dishelved. Most often turn away in fear. Why are we afraid? Because this man speaks of the human condition- of how a disordered society can break any of us.
What has been termed in the DSM IV as ‘mental disorder’ is entirely subjective and the product of the voting of psychiatric committees. The disorders are… Continue reading