Scripting Addiction: The Politics of Therapeutic Talk and American Sobriety Theresa Noye Navajo Ordnance Depot remained operational

Navajo Ordnance Depot remained operational to support wars in Korea

fully human characters we meet in these twelve stories faces a moment of life-altering transformation

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

The solutions to all the puzzles are at the end of the book

- Toy and Game

Scripting Addiction: The Politics of Therapeutic Talk and American Sobriety Theresa Noye Navajo Ordnance Depot remained operationalScripting 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