Hooked

This book examines the ideological assumptions embedded in the narrative and imagery of drug films. Drawing on a sample of over one hundred films produced in Britain, Canada, and the U.S. from 1916 to 2005 whose focus is primarily on illegal drugs, trafficking, and their consequences, Boyd highlights specific films that represent past and contemporary illegal drug discourse about users, traffickers, criminal justice, and drug treatment.

Susan C. Boyd is an Associate Professor in Studies in Policy and Practice and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Victoria's Centre for Addiction Research in BC, Canada. She is the author of From Witches to Crack Moms: Women, Drug Law, and Policy (2004) and Mothers and Illicit Drugs: Transcending the Myths (1999).

Introduction 1. Moral Regulation, Film Censorship, and Law 2. Illegal Drug Users and Addiction Narratives: The Early Film Years 3. The 60s On: Counterculture, Addiction-as-Disease, and Mandatory Treatment Narratives 4. Ruptures in Addiction Narratives: Pleasure, Harm Reduction, Consumer Culture, and Regulation 5. Drug Dealers: A Nation Under Siege 6. Vilified Women and Maternal Myths 7. Challenges to the Drug War: 1980 to 2006. Conclusion