Scripting Addiction: The Politics of Therapeutic Talk and American Sobriety Theresa Noye 000 words each

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ISBN10: 1938185684

Originally co-produced by Théâtre de Complicité and the Royal National Theatre it opened at the Cottesloe in 1992 and toured all over the world until 1994

ISBN10: 1718649541

Scripting Addiction: The Politics of Therapeutic Talk and American Sobriety Theresa Noye 000 words eachScripting Addiction takes readers into the highly ritualized world of mainstream American addiction treatment. It is a world where clinical practitioners evaluate how drug users speak about themselves and their problems, and where the ideal of healthy talk is explicitly promoted, carefully monitored, and identified as the primary sign of therapeutic progress. The book explores the puzzling question: why do addiction counselors dedicate themselves to