Substances, Welfare, and Social Relations: Breaking Stigma, Pursuing Hope

Substances, Welfare, and Social Relations uses intimate, complex portraits to tell the stories of people who have lived some part of their life course while using or recovering from using substances (such as alcohol or illicit or prescription drugs) while being part of a family and experiencing poverty.

Through these multifaceted stories, layered with a critical analysis of welfare policy, the book probes the deeply entrenched stigma of living with addiction and with low income. Amber Gazso ...