Klein, Maike and Dixon, Jeremy  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0656-5646
2020.
Problematising ‘recovery’ in drug policy within Great Britain: a comparative policy analysis between England, Wales and Scotland.
Journal of Drug Policy Analysis
13
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10.1515/jdpa-2020-0001
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Abstract
Drug strategies in Great Britain emphasize the notion of recovery, with the concept being central in England, Wales and Scotland. There are however tensions, with recovery being defined differently across jurisdictions. In this study we address this dilemma by critically interrogating how the term recovery is represented, how these presentations are shaped and what effects are subsequently had. We applied an adapted version of Bacchi's What's the Problem Represented to Be? (WPR) policy analysis approach to the 2017 UK Drug Strategy, the 2008–2018 Welsh Drug Strategy and the 2008 Scottish Drug Strategy notions of service user responsibility; (b) recovery as ‘a problem of product quality’, shaped by the implicit notion of service provider responsibility and the disease model of addiction; (c) recovery as ‘a problem of service collaboration and teamwork’, underpinned by the bio-psycho-social model of addiction. We conclude that the problematisations found in GB’s current drug policies have the ability to shape the drug policy-making process which may limit mainstream knowledge of recovery, and thereby unintentionally contribute to a narrow understanding of how to effectively support the service user community in their recovery from problematic drug use.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Date Type: | Published Online |
| Status: | Published |
| Schools: | Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education) |
| Publisher: | Walter de Gruyter |
| ISSN: | 1941-2851 |
| Date of Acceptance: | 11 September 2020 |
| Last Modified: | 17 May 2024 11:01 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/167901 |
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