Health, illness and addiction: social aspects

Cutting across disciplines from science and technology studies to the arts and humanities, this thought-provoking collection engages with key issues of social exclusion, inequality, power and knowledge in the context of COVID-19.

Cutting across disciplines from science and technology studies to the arts and humanities, this thought-provoking collection engages with key issues of social exclusion, inequality, power and knowledge in the context of COVID-19.

Drawing from an activist research project spanning Loja, Santo Domingo, New York, New Jersey, and Barcelona, this book offers a feminist intersectional analysis of the impact of migration on health and well-being.

Drawing from an activist research project spanning Loja, Santo Domingo, New York, New Jersey, and Barcelona, this book offers a feminist intersectional analysis of the impact of migration on health and well-being.

'A must-read.

Changing when you eat, sleep and exercise can help you to treat, manage - and even reverse - type 2 diabetes and prediabetes.

'Affecting and engaging' COLM T IB N'A wistful, witty meditation on a gay man's twilight years and the twilight of America' GuardianOut in the drought-struck backwaters of rural Florida, The Kingdom of Sand's nameless narrator lives a life of semi-solitude, enjoying the odd, fleeting sexual encounter and the friendship of a few.

The shocking story of three generations of the Sackler family and their roles in the stories of Valium, OxyContin and the opioid crisis.

An Irish Times and The i Book of 2022'Tense and intimate .

"e;Chronic Disease - A Working Hypothesis"e; is a 1913 treatise by E.

Traveling with Sugar reframes the rising diabetes epidemic as part of a five-hundred-year-old global history of sweetness and power.

The business of cannabis is exploding as: adult recreational markets open in some of the world's largest economies in defiance of international treaties; and governments increasingly approve research to develop medicinal forms of the drug.

The business of cannabis is exploding as: adult recreational markets open in some of the world's largest economies in defiance of international treaties; and governments increasingly approve research to develop medicinal forms of the drug.

Drinking to excess has been a striking problem for industrial and post-industrial societies - who is responsible when an individual opts for a slow suicide?

Drinking to excess has been a striking problem for industrial and post-industrial societies - who is responsible when an individual opts for a slow suicide?

An eye-opening and compelling ethnography about how doctors make decisionsThe oath that doctors take to "e;do no harm"e; suggests that patient welfare is at the center of what it means to be a successful medical professional.

This book serves as a vital resource for clinicians, therapists, and individuals aiming to integrate their psychedelic experiences through the transformative practice of Art Therapy.

AIDS and cancer are neither random nor infectious diseases.

John Barleycorn is an autobiographical novel by Jack London dealing with his enjoyment of and struggles with alcoholism.

'Confessions of an English Opium-Eater' (1821) is an autobiographical account written by Thomas De Quincey, about his laudanum (opium and alcohol) addiction and its effect on his life.

This textbook provides students and academics with a conceptual understanding of fire behavior and fire effects on people and ecosystems to support effective integrated fire management.

Ten Days in a Mad-House (1887) is a book by American investigative journalist Nellie Bly.

Diary of a Drug Fiend (1922) is a novel by Aleister Crowley.

In this groundbreaking book for the first time in paperback and fully-updated with all the latest legal information - outspoken freethinker Jesse Ventura lays out his philosophy.

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Intoxicants, substances that alter a person's mental and physiological state, are a continuing obsession.

'Saidov has produced a detailed and highly readable text that considers in turn the methods of limiting damages, the determination of loss and the calculation of damages.

'Saidov has produced a detailed and highly readable text that considers in turn the methods of limiting damages, the determination of loss and the calculation of damages.

This is the third edition of the casebook providing an article-by-article analysis of the CISG Convention.

This is the third edition of the casebook providing an article-by-article analysis of the CISG Convention.

Be happier, healthier and more productive by taking a break from booze!

Could happiness lie in helping others and being open to accepting help yourself?

The bestselling guide to overcoming addiction from comedian Russell Brand.

This book investigates how urban planning can promote inclusive, climate-resilient, and healthy communities.

This stimulating book has become a go-to text for understanding the role that social factors play in the experience of health and many diseases.

Hack your gut health and unlock a variety of benefits that a healthy gut brings with these 200 easy, accessible tips for promoting good bacteria, achieving balance in your gut microbiome, and feeling your best every day.

Examining the fundamental relationship between housing and health, this perceptive volume illuminates how the health of those living with housing instability is affected by the day-to-day issues they face.

In this captivating memoir Mona Sen talks of current life with multiple sclerosis.

The inspiration for the iconic film, this memoir by the father of a prodigy reflects on chess, competition, and childhood.

For many residents of Western nations, COVID-19 was the first time they experienced the effects of an uncontrolled epidemic.

Breast cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers and a leading cause of death for women worldwide.

When Misfortune Becomes Injustice surveys the progress and challenges in deploying human rights to advance health and social equality over recent decades, with a focus on women's health and rights.

A new strain of coronavirus emerged sometime in November 2019, and within weeks a cluster of patients began to be admitted to hospitals in Wuhan with severe pneumonia, most of them linked to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market.

We are all citizens of the Biomedical Empire, though few of us know it, and even fewer understand the extent of its power.

Each year, billions of dollars are spent on global humanitarian health initiatives.

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is iconic in the landscape of Indian healthcare.

In the mid-1990s, experts predicted that India would face the world's biggest AIDS epidemic by 2000.

An eye-opening and compelling ethnography about how doctors make decisionsThe oath that doctors take to "e;do no harm"e; suggests that patient welfare is at the center of what it means to be a successful medical professional.