From criminals to celebrities: Perceptions of "the addict" in the print press from four european countries from nineties to today

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 439-453

  Beccaria, Franca ^a   Rolando, Sara ^a,b   Hellman, Matilda ^b   Bujalski, Michal ^c   Lemmens, Paul ^d  

^a Institute for Research and Training   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY   (Poland)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Addict; Addictive behavior; Alcohol; Drugs; Media; Normative theories; Social construction; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

DRUG USE; FINLAND; HUMAN; ITALY; NETHERLANDS; OFFENDER; PERCEPTION; POLAND; PUBLIC FIGURE; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLICATION;

CRIMINALS; DRUG USERS; FAMOUS PERSONS; FINLAND; HUMANS; ITALY; NETHERLANDS; NEWSPAPERS; POLAND; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84922927737     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2015.978187     Document Type: Article

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