Hurt: Chronicles of the Drug War Generation weaves engaging first-person accounts of the lives of baby boomer drug users, including the author Miriam Boeri's own knowledge as the sister of a heroin addict. The compelling stories are set in historical context, from the cultural influence of sex, drugs, and rock n' roll to contemporary discourse that pegs drug addiction as a disease punished by incarceration. Boeri writes with penetrating insight and conscientious attention to the intersectionality of race, gender, and class as she analyzes the impact of an increasingly punitive War on Drugs on a hurting generation.
| ISBN: | 9780520293465 |
| Publication date: | 7th November 2017 |
| Author: | Miriam Boeri |
| Publisher: | University of California Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Genres: |
Health, illness and addiction: social aspects Drugs trade / drug trafficking Coping with drug and alcohol problems |