Social Value of Drug Addicts

Social Value of Drug Addicts
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Publisher : Left Coast Press
Total Pages : 249
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ISBN-10 : 9781611321180
ISBN-13 : 1611321182
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Book Synopsis Social Value of Drug Addicts by : Merrill Singer

Download or read book Social Value of Drug Addicts written by Merrill Singer and published by Left Coast Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a wide-ranging analysis covering popular culture, policy, and underlying social structures, this book shows how drug addicts are socially constructed as useless burdens on society and who benefits from that portrayal.


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