John L. Fitzgerald

Life in Pain (eBook, PDF)

Affective Economy and the Demand for Pain Relief

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Proposes a novel theory that approaches pain as a commodity within an affective economy

Offers a new framework for framing chronic pain management policy

Appraises the growing medicinal cannabis industry from an international criminological perspective

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore
• Seitenzahl: 195
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789811056406
• Artikelnr.: 57842348

Autorenporträt

John Fitzgerald is Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne, Australia, and an expert in alcohol and drug policy. His research focusses on the lived experience and cultural significance of psychoactive substance use, ranging across hallucinogenics, stimulants, opiates and alcohol. He has disciplinary expertise in ethnography, social science research methods, continental philosophy, discourse analysis, policing and health promotion. He often appears in the media as an expert commentator on matters relating to drug policy, policing and health.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: The extended pain neuromatrix.- Chapter 3: Oxycodone epidemic.- Chapter 4: Global cannabis markets.- Chapter 5: Over-the-counter (OTC) consumers over a barrel.- Chapter 6: Affective economy.- Chapter 7: Reconceptualising the demand for pain relief.- Chapter 8: Regulating pain, regulating drug markets and harm reduction.- Chapter 9: Conclusion.