Background People who use drugs face entrenched stigma, which fosters shame, restricts
service access, and exacerbates inequalities. The use of mass media in anti-stigma …

Background With drug-related deaths at record levels in the UK, the government faces two
potential sources of pressure to implement more effective policies. One source is the …

The concept of vulnerability is now deeply embedded in English drug policy, influential in
governing practices such as prevention and treatment activity but yet to be subject to critical …

In this 'state of the art'review, we draw on the Irish and UK context to ask 'what can welfare
stigma do?'Our question provokes thinking about welfare stigma not as an inevitable 'cost'of …

Underpinned by the idea of the right to a 'basic minimum', welfare states are a major feature
of many societies. However, the lived experiences of persons seeking and receiving welfare …

From anti-immigration agendas that criminalise vulnerable populations, to the punishment of
the poor and the governance of parenting, this timely book explores how diverse fields of …

Background Stigmatising attitudes towards people who use drugs are pervasive amongst
the public. We investigated whether public stigma was affected by presentation of a history …

This article presents findings of a content and thematic analysis of representations of
substance use and users in the UK Reality Television programme, The Jeremy Kyle Show. It …

This paper proposes a stigma-vulnerability nexus as a critical incursion into understandings
of and responses to drug-related social problems. Considering stigma and vulnerability as …

This chapter examines media representations of intoxication in the context of neoliberal
consumer capitalism. It illustrates how the media ideologically function in maintaining the …