Scripting Addiction: The Politics of Therapeutic Talk and American Sobriety Theresa Noye Originally co-produced by Théâtre de

Originally co-produced by Théâtre de Complicité and the Royal National Theatre it opened at the Cottesloe in 1992 and toured all over the world until 1994

were able to make peace with this tribe

ISBN10: 1938185684

fully human characters we meet in these twelve stories faces a moment of life-altering transformation

Murdering prostitutes and savaging their remains

Scripting Addiction: The Politics of Therapeutic Talk and American Sobriety Theresa Noye Originally co-produced by Théâtre deScripting Addiction takes readers into the highly ritualized world of mainstream American addiction treatment. It is a world where clinical practitioners evaluate how drug users speak about themselves and their problems, and where the ideal of healthy talk is explicitly promoted, carefully monitored, and identified as the primary sign of therapeutic progress. The book explores the puzzling question: why do addiction counselors dedicate themselves to