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The social construction of drug debates

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  • Dingelstad, David
  • Gosden, Richard
  • Martin, Brian
  • Vakas, Nickolas

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Drug debates normally proceed without scrutiny of why the particular issues being debated are considered the crucial issues. One plausible influence on the terms of debates is the interest groups involved. Four drug debates are addressed in this paper: neuroleptics, drugs in sport, analgesics and marijuana. The key interest groups and their likely influence on the terms of debates are examined. The implication of this analysis is that more attention should be directed to the terms of drug debates rather than just arguing within those terms.

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  • Dingelstad, David & Gosden, Richard & Martin, Brian & Vakas, Nickolas, 1996. "The social construction of drug debates," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 43(12), pages 1829-1838, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:43:y:1996:i:12:p:1829-1838
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    1. Anat Gofen, 2015. "Reconciling policy dissonance: patterns of governmental response to policy noncompliance," Policy Sciences, Springer;Society of Policy Sciences, vol. 48(1), pages 3-24, March.
    2. Derek P McCormack, 2007. "Molecular Affects in Human Geographies," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 39(2), pages 359-377, February.

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