Framing Drug Use: Bodies, Space, Economy and Crime

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This book examines the forces that shape psychoactive drug use. The approach, informed by poststructuralist semiotics, culture, phenomenology and contemporary theories of affect, illuminates the connections between drugs, bodies, space, economy and crime.


About the Author


John Fitzgerald is Associate Professor in Criminology at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He has PhDs in both Neuroscience and English and has had leadership positions as both an academic and in executive roles in government. His published work spans criminology, sociology, philosophy, medicine, public policy and public health.