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Trauma, Drug Misuse and Transforming Identities

  • ISBN-13: 9781843104933
  • Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
  • By Kim Etherington
  • Price: AUD $56.99
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  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 14/11/2007
  • Format: Paperback (232.00mm X 154.00mm) 224 pages Weight: 360g
  • Categories: Counselling & advice services [JKSN2]
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Looking at the life stories of drug misusers as told by themselves, this book examines how early childhood experiences can be understood as a precursor to drug misuse and the forces that enable people to transform their habits and lives.Kim Etherington highlights the value of exploring people's own understanding of their drug misuse in the context of their life stories, their social environments and the wider social and cultural resources they rely on to make sense of their lives. She encourages those working with drug misusers to challenge established deterministic and pathologising notions of 'spoiled identity', which assumes that one's identity is fixed. By separating the person from the problem, it is possible to view their relationship with the problem and to provide them with a stronger sense of agency and power to change.With compelling first-hand narratives and a positive view of drug misusers' ability to recover, this is essential reading for professionals working with drug users as well as people misusing drugs themselves
Preface - Helen's Story. Part one.; 1. Introduction.; 2. Trauma, drug misuse and identity transformation. Part two.; 3. Omar's Story - part one.; 4. Omar's story - part two.; 5. Becky's Story.; 6. Steven's Story.; 7. Josie's Story.; 8. George's Story.; 9. John's Story.; 10. Levi's story. Part three.; 11. Impact of trauma and drug misuse on relationships.; 12. Intergenerational transmission of trauma. References. Subject index. Author index.
I welcome this study by Professor Kim Etherington because it is part of the process of understanding our drug problem and the whole chain of issues that lead to addiction. It is the stories of real people, and in doing so it holds a mirror not just to other people's lives but to our own.
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