Narkomania

Drugs, HIV, and Citizenship in Ukraine

Jennifer J. Carroll

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Cornell University Press
15 June 2019

Drug & substance abuse: social aspects; Social & cultural anthropology; Public health & preventive medicine

"Against the backdrop of a post-Soviet state set aflame by geopolitical conflict and violent revolution, Narkomania considers whether substance use disorders are everywhere the same and whether our responses to drug use presuppose what kind of people those who use drugs really are. Jennifer J. Carroll's ethnography is a story about public health and international efforts to quell the spread of HIV. Carroll focuses on Ukraine where the prevalence of HIV among people who use drugs is higher than in parts of sub-Saharan Africa and unpacks the arguments and myths surrounding medication-assisted treatment (MAT) in Ukraine. What she presents in Narkomania forces us to question drug policy, its uses, and its effects on ""normal"" citizens.

Carroll uses her findings to explore what people who use drugs can teach us about the contemporary societies emerging in post-Soviet space. With examples of how MAT has been politicized, how drug use has been tied to ideas of ""good"" citizenship, and how vigilantism towards people who use drugs has occurred, Narkomania details the cultural and historical backstory of the situation in Ukraine. Carroll reveals how global efforts supporting MAT in Ukraine allow the ideas surrounding MAT, drug use, and HIV to resonate more broadly into international politics and echo into the heart of the Ukrainian public."

By: Jennifer J. Carroll
Imprint: Cornell University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 907g
ISBN: 9781501736919
ISBN 10: 1501736914
Pages: 252
Publication Date: 15 June 2019
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jennifer J. Carroll is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Elon University and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine at Brown University.

Reviews for Narkomania: Drugs, HIV, and Citizenship in Ukraine

Violence and war are inevitably entangled with public health crises. Jennifer Carroll's book vividly shows how those crises are made even worse when unfounded assumptions lead to the condemnation of certain groups * Current History * Carroll efficiently explores how the term addiction allows for all kinds of contradictory and composite meanings. * The Lancet *