Description
Book SynopsisA forceful intervention into the philosophy of therapeutics at the level of the individual
Trade Review"Meyers’ exceptional work does a wonderful job of making ‘visible what is visible’ about the lived realities of adolescent drug users, the emergent geographies of contemporary drug treatment, and the philosophical foundations of the clinic."
-- Jessie Proudfoot * Society and Space—Environment and Planning *
"Central to this compelling ethnographic monograph, as indicated by its subtitle, is what the author calls the ‘afterlife’ of therapy: what happens to teenagers following buprenorphinetreatment?...There is much to recommend here for scientists concerned with what happens to the substances they develop once they have left the walls of the laboratory, and how young lives are impacted and changed in the process."
-- Dr. Martyn Pickersgill * The Biologist *
"Unlike the more commonly encountered statistics of drug use and abuse found in other books, the author’s ethnographic approach provides a very real sense of the subjects’ lives, their experiences, and their definitions of success and failure."
* Choice Reviews *
"A book rich in ideas and one that resists oversimplification…the richness, the layers, and the range of theoretical and methodological discussions that form part of the book are what makes Meyers’ contribution relevant to ongoing discussions in a range of fields."
-- Patricia Thille * Health *
"[A]n appropriate book to teach a wide range of anthropology classes. . . . [A]n excellent example of writing about the intersection of methodology and theory. . . . Through its seriousness of purpose and intellectual rigor, The Clinic and Elsewhere leaves us, thankfully, curious and unsettled, asking: What will happen next in addiction medicine? And, equally important, how will we think about it?"
-- Kelly Ray Knight * Medical Anthropology Quarterly *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
1. New Uses for Old Things
2. Monasticism
3. Appropriations of Care
4. Therapy and Reason
5. Patienthood
6. Disappearances
Conclusion: Enduring Presence
Notes
Bibliography
Index
