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Youth and Substance Abuse (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016)
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Youth and Substance Abuse (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016)
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This book provides a sociological examination of young people's
pathways into, and out of, substance abuse. Drawing from in-depth,
life-history interviews with over sixty young people who have
experienced problematic drug use, the author uses participants'
narratives to throw light on the relationship between trauma and
issues such as homelessness, crime and self-injury. Contesting the
view that substance abuse is either a medical issue or individual
failing, the book examines the wide variety of factors which lead
to youth substance abuse such as extreme poverty and other
structural factors. Whilst it does not overlook individual agency,
the rich descriptions from young people's oral histories show us
that the contexts in which agency was exercised, was often
considerably constrained by significant structural forces. The
sociological concept of 'situated choice', which is used to explain
and understand how people make choices within their individual
context, is used throughout the book as we witness young people
wrestling to escape intergenerational disadvantage. The book will
be of interest to scholars and students of Social Work, Social
Policy, Youth Studies, Sociology and Health Studies.
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