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Surprised by Methadone: in Praise of Drug Substitution Treatment in a French Clinic

University of Amsterdam Political Science department in 2000

Through a fieldwork study of the practice of methadone substitution at a French addiction clinic, the classic ‘theory of action’ is criticized and an alternative one proposed. A sketch of the debates among French drug specialists, drug users and legislators shows the pertinence for these practitioners of such a theoretical question; further, the ethnographic data suggest that they can be seen as actually trying out an alternative to this ‘theory of action’.

Key Words: action • addiction • ethnography • mediation • methadone

Body & Society, Vol. 10, No. 2-3, 85-110 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1357034X04042937


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