Drugs, Deviancy and Democracy in Iran: The Interaction of State and Civil Society

by Janne Bjerre Christensen

In the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution, the government of the Islamic Republic initiated a stringent anti-drug campaign that included fining addicts, imprisonment, physical punishment and even the death penalty. Despite these measures, drug use was, and is still, commonplace. Based on her most recent fieldwork, Janne Bjerre Christensen explores the mounting problems of drug use in Iran, how treatment became legalized in 1998, how local NGOs offer...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848856393
• ISBN13: 9781848856394
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.7" x 8.6"