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Neale, Joanne; Nettleton, Sarah; Pickering, Lucy – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2011
In this commentary, we critically review the contribution of the sociologist Erving Goffman (1922-1982) to understanding recovery from problem drug use. Previous research has indicated that drug users have a "spoiled identity" and must restore a "normal" or "unspoiled" identity in order to recover. This argument has been linked to Goffman's…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Sociology, Self Concept, Drug Rehabilitation
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Notley, Caitlin; Goodair, Christine; Chaytor, Andrew; Carroll, Janine; Ghodse, Hamid; Kopelman, Peter – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2014
Introduction: This article reports on a Department of Health UK funded project to implement consensus substance misuse teaching in undergraduate curricula in medical schools in England. The aim was to better equip practising doctors of the future to deal with substance misuse issues. Method: A project coordinator worked with local curriculum…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Medical Education, Drug Addiction, Foreign Countries