Addiction to illicit drugs is a pressing social concern across
greater China, where there are likely several million drug addicts
at present. This research breaks new ground by examining Chinese
people's stories of drug addiction. Chinese Stories of Drug
Addiction systematically evaluates how drug addiction is
represented and constructed in a series of contemporary life
stories and filmic stories from mainland China, Taiwan and Hong
Kong. These stories recount experiences leading up to and during
drug addiction, as well as experiences during drug rehabilitation
and recovery. Through analysis of these contemporary life stories
and filmic stories, the book presents a comprehensive picture of
how Chinese people from both inside the experience of drug
addiction and outside of it make sense of a social practice that is
deemed to be highly transgressive in Chinese culture. It employs a
blended discourse analytic and narrative analytic approach to show
how salient cultural, political and institutional discourses shape
these Chinese stories and experiences. Complementing existing
humanities research which documents the historical narrative of
drug addiction in China at the expense of the contemporary
narrative, the book also provides health and allied professionals
with a rich insight into how Chinese people from different
geographical locations and walks of life make sense of the
experience of drug addiction. Moving beyond historical narrative to
examine contemporary stories, Chinese Stories of Drug Addiction
offers a valuable contribution to the fields of Chinese studies and
personal health and wellbeing, as well as being of practical use to
health professionals.
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