TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose This extended review of Stimson and Oppenheimer’s classic book Heroin Addiction aims to highlight its contribution to the literature and consider its contemporary relevance for research, policy and practice.Design/methodology/approach The review examines the core themes of the longitudinal study that the book presents by bringing it in to dialogue with a recent “living history” project on John Marks’ radical heroin prescribing in the 1980s and 1990s.Findings The three core themes explored are treatment as containment; the balance between therapy and social control; and the benefits of heroin versus methadone.Originality/value The book is a “timeless classic” that still resonates with contemporary concerns and has much to tell us about heroin addiction and its treatment.
VL  - 20
IS  - 4
SN  - 1745-9265
DO  - 10.1108/DAT-07-2020-0046
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/DAT-07-2020-0046
AU  - Seddon Toby
PY  - 2020
Y1  - 2020/01/01
TI  - Heroin addiction: the clinic system, John Marks and a timeless classic
T2  - Drugs and Alcohol Today
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 307
EP  - 311
Y2  - 2024/04/24
ER  -