- Why do people take drugs?</p><p>- How do we understand moral panics?</p><p>- What is the relationship between drugs and violence?</p><p>- How do people's social positions influence their individual involvement in drug use?</p><p></p><p>Insightful and illuminating, this book successfully discusses drugs in social contexts. In an elegant manner, the authors bring together their different theoretical and practical backgrounds, offering a comprehensive and interdisciplinary introduction that opens up a wide scientific understanding moving beyond cultural myths and presuppositions. </p><p></p><p>This is an invaluable reference source for students on criminology, sociology and social sciences programmes, as well as drug service practitioners such as drug workers, social workers and specialist nurses.