Drugs

Nigel South is a Reader in sociology at the University of essex. He has been a prolific and penetrating contributor to the debate on drugs and drug-users.CONTRIBUTORSRoss Coomber University of GreenwichNicholas Dorn Institute for the Study of Drug DependenceSheila Henderson Maggy Lee University of EssexSusanne MacGregor Middlesex UniversityKarim Murji Roehampton Institute, LondonTim Newburn University of LondonVincenzo Ruggiero University of LondonHarry Shapiro Institute for the Study of Drug DependenceMichael Shiner University of LondonNigel South University of Essex

`This book contributes with authority to current debates on drug issues. It gives an overview of how we got here with insights to a future where positions may be less polarised.... Its interdisciplinary approach and cogent discussion make it useful for those wanting either an introductory text or new perspectives....This light paperback is packed with invaluable reading and references. It will resonate with anyone with an interest in drug use and Britain today′ - Drug Link`This a timely and cogently argued set of essays′ The British Journal of Sociology`Overall this is a timely and much needed volume with many of the contributions seemingly worthy in their own right. It provides an excellent overview of some of the most important and pressing issues in this area. Whilst the issue of drugs and drug consumption may be an expanding area of research, good literature in this area is surprisingly hard to come by. This book will provide an excellent resource for both lectures and students who are interested in these issues′ - Sociology

• PART ONE: INTRODUCTION - Nigel SouthDebating Drugs and Everyday LifeNormalization, Prohibition and ′Otherness′PART TWO: CULTURES: FORMS AND REPRESENTATIONSDances with Drugs - Harry ShapiroPop Music, Drugs and Youth CultureDrugs and Culture - Sheila HendersonThe Question of GenderWhite Lines - Karim MurjiCulture, `Race′ and DrugsPART THREE: CONTROLS: POLICY, POLICING AND PROHIBITIONMedicine, Custom or Moral Fibre - Susanne MacGregorPolicy Responses to Drug MisuseDrugs and Policing in Europe - Nicholas Dorn and Maggy LeeFrom Low Streets to High PlacesControlling Drugs in Sport - Ross CoomberContradictions and ComplexityDrugs as a Password and the Law as a Drug - Vincenzo RuggieroDiscussing the Legalization of Illicit SubstancesPART FOUR: CONCLUSIONTaking Tea with Noel - Michael Shiner and Tim NewburnThe Place and Meaning of Drug Use in Everyday Life