Construction and handling of drug problems in Denmark from the 1870s to the 1980s
Engelsk titel: Construction and handling of drug problems in Denmark from the 1870s to the 1980s
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Författare:
Houborg, Esben
Email: eh.crf@psy.au.dk
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 98
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 15013134
Sammanfattning
AIM - To present a historical account of how addiction has been conceptualized and handled in
Denmark from the 1870s to the 1980s. DESIGN - Analytically the account is inspired by elements
from Michel Foucaults archeology of knowledge by focusing on how established ways of thinking,
talking and acting in relation to drugs and drug use from time to time were challenged by changes
with regard to which drugs were used, how they were used and by whom they were used. FINDINGS -
The account is structured in four parts that covers the dominating ways of conceptualizing and
handling drug related problems in four different periods. These periods are: (1) the era of ‘chronic
morphinism’, (2) the era of ‘euphomania’ and the emergence of drug use as a criminological issue,
(3) the era of ‘youth-euphomania’ and (4) the emergence of harm reduction as a way to conceptualize
and handle drug related problems.