Social Science of the Syringe

Harm Reduction frames the syringe as a risk to one's health. But is it?
In this provocative book Vitellone brings a new approach to bear on the history of the troubling and transformative object that is the syringe.

Nicole Vitellone is AF Warr Senior Lecturer in Sociology in the School of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology at the University of Liverpool, UK.

Acknowledgments Introduction: The History of Harm Reduction Chapter 1 Politics Chapter 2 Method Chapter 3 Theory Chapter 4 Policy Chapter 5 Context Chapter 6 Practice Conclusion: Beyond Harm Reductionism