Comments on: Help Wanted: Feminist and/or queer perspectives on the drug war

By: adam

adam — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:47:38 +0000

Thank you all so much. This is really helpful

By: wall-flower

wall-flower — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:56:06 +0000

Oh, and I forgot this one: From Witches to Crack Moms: Women, Drug Law, and Policy by Susan C. Boyd, a new book that’s got some great stuff.

Also, if you happen to be looking for an anthology of fiction and personal writing, Sisters of the Extreme (despite its kooky title) is a good start.

By: wall-flower

wall-flower — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:49:25 +0000

I thought this book was excellent: Substance and Shadow: Women and Addiction in the United States, by Stephen Kandall.

Also, this isn’t exactly what you were asking for, but it is a fascinating book in my opinion: Reconsidering Drugs: Mapping Victorian and Modern Drug Discourses by Lawrence Driscoll. It might be more “literary” than what you’re looking for, but Driscoll has some really thought-provoking analysis of the stories we tell ourselves about drugs and addiction.

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:45:35 +0000

For the Drug War/drug policy in general, try
Drug Wars and Coffeehouses by David Mares

It’s written for undergraduates, comparing a variety of national drug policies, their histories and how effectual they are.

By: Elizabethe

Elizabethe — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:48:34 +0000

As part of my graduate coursework, we read a book called Using Women.

By: anon

anon — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:19:01 +0000

You might want to check out the work of Kimani Paul-Emile, an Associate Professor of Law at Fordham University.

By: curious

curious — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:40:23 +0000

These might be helpful:
http://alternet.org/healthwellness/72391/
http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/72956/
http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/09/26/unapproved.drugs/index.html

By: bean

bean — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:13:19 +0000

I highly recommend the Correctional Association Women in Prison Project report "When Free Means Losing Your Mother".

By: WillyGus

WillyGus — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:32:45 +0000

Sorry I messed up the link. The last 2 paragraphs point at the OSI document.

By: WillyGus

WillyGus — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:30:21 +0000

N.B. I come at substance use from a harm reduction perspective, work at a needle exchange. In Search of Respect P. Bourgois isbn 0521017114 What's Wrong with Addiction? H. Keane isbn 0814747655 Creating the American Junkie C. Acker isbn 0801867983 Habitus and Social Suffering: Culture, Addiction and the Syringe in Feminism after Bourdieu L. Atkins and B. Skeggs isbn 1405123958 On Drugs D. Lenson 0816627118 Crack Wars: Literature Addiction Mania A. Ronell isbn 0252071905 Women, Harm Reduction and HIV Open Society Institute There's a bunch more there at OSI. Also drugpolicy.org, harmreduction.org and (plug for where I'm at!) anypositivechange.org I may have more later, but good luck! There's a lot of material out there, and this little bit is far from all of it.