The recovery revolution : the battle over addiction treatment in the United States / Claire D. Clark.

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Phenomena of Power delves into the sociohistorical manifestations of power and breaks through to its general structures. Popitz distinguishes the forms of the enforcement of power as well as of its stabilization and institutionalization, clearly articulating how the mechanisms of power work and how to track them in the social world.

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The Recovery Revolution is a well-researched review of the development of modern drug treatment programs in the United States. Clark (behavioral science, Univ. of Kentucky) has assessed, distilled, and transformed original information sources into a useful and clear history centering on Synanon's emergence and later demise when other drug rehabilitation service programs evolved. In the introduction, Clark provides a brief historical synopsis of drug (primarily alcohol) treatment in the late 1950s, leading up to the development of Synanon. The work's first part chronicles the early development and growth of Synanon. The second part focuses on Synanon derivative programs and the inevitable competition among them. The third part documents how the process of promoting a "drug-free America" began with Reagan and continued with Bush, and placed focus on the criminal justice system. In the work's conclusion, Clark argues that a true revolution will include an expansion of access to treatment and a "reversal of attitudes" about people suffering from addiction. Summing Up: Recommended. All readers. --Gregory A. Blevins, Governors State University