From criminals to celebrities: perceptions of "the addict" in the print press from four European countries from nineties to today.

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  • Author(s): Beccaria F;Beccaria F; Rolando S; Hellman M; Bujalski M; Lemmens P
  • Source:
    Substance use & misuse [Subst Use Misuse] 2015 Mar; Vol. 50 (4), pp. 439-53. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Dec 29.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Informa Healthcare Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9602153 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1532-2491 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10826084 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Subst Use Misuse Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: London : Informa Healthcare
      Original Publication: Monticello, NY : Dekker, 1996-
    • Subject Terms:
      Criminals* ; Drug Users* ; Famous Persons* ; Newspapers as Topic* ; Social Perception*; Finland ; Humans ; Italy ; Netherlands ; Poland ; Public Opinion
    • Abstract:
      The article reviews portrayals of "the addict" in press items from Italy, Finland, Poland, and The Netherlands. The dataset consists of 1,327 items from four national newspapers published in 1991, 1998, 2011. The portrayals varied according to country, period, and type of addiction problem. Results can be read as four cases where different conceptualizations ("the sinner," "the sick," "the social problem," "the criminal," and "the famous") assume diverse importance. These conceptual frames-of-reference are clearly neither unambiguous nor fixed. They are constantly modified and part of different trends.
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: addict; addictive behavior; alcohol; drugs; media; normative theories; social construction; tobacco
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20141230 Date Completed: 20151109 Latest Revision: 20151119
    • Publication Date:
      20240513
    • Accession Number:
      10.3109/10826084.2015.978187
    • Accession Number:
      25545136