Men and Substance Abuse: Narratives of Addiction and Recovery
  • 2012/182 pages
  • A FirstForumPress Book

Men and Substance Abuse:

Narratives of Addiction and Recovery

Judith Grant
Hardcover: $62.00
ISBN: 978-1-935049-48-7
Judith Grant explores the experiences of men who grapple with drug and alcohol abuse, illuminating the interplay between individual identity and social environment that shapes the processes of addiction and recovery.

Grant draws on the voices of the men themselves as she traces and analyzes their paths to both addiction and desistance. Documenting the full sweep of their journeys, she also highlights the critical differences and similarities in the experiences of men and women.
Judith Grant is assistant professor of criminology, justice, and policy at University of Ontario Institute of Technology.

Also of interest:
Substance Use and Abuse by Sylvia I. Mignon, Marjorie Marcoux Faiia, Peter L. Myers, and Earl Rubington and Women in Alcoholics Anonymous by Jolene M. Sanders