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Benzodiazepines as a social problem: the case of Halcion
(Les benzodiazépines en tant que problème social : le cas de l'Halcion)
Auteur(s) :
GABE J.
Année
2001
Page(s) :
1233-1259
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
87
Domaine :
Autres substances / Other substances
Discipline :
LOI (Loi et son application / Law enforcement)
Thésaurus mots-clés
BENZODIAZEPINES
;
MEDIA
;
REGLEMENTATION
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
;
ROYAUME-UNI
Note générale :
Substance Use and Misuse, 2001, 36, (9/10), 1233-1259
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
This paper uses the case study of the crisis surrounding the benzodiazepine sleeping tablet Halcion (triazolam), particularly in the UK and US, to assess the explanatory value of the developmental model of drugs as a social problem first outlined by Gabe and Bury9. It is argued that the case study supports the value of the model's three stage approach of emergence, legitimation and state response but that further comparative work needs to be undertaken with prescribed drugs other than benzodiazepines in order to substantiate fully the claim that the model represents a "natural history" of drugs as a social problem. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Dept. Social Political Sciences, Royal Halloway, Univ. London. E-mail : j.gabe@rhbnc.ac.uk
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.