Fighting Firewater Fictions : : Moving Beyond the Disease Model of Alcoholism in First Nations / / Richard W. Thatcher.

• VerfasserIn: Thatcher, Richard W.,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2018]; ©2004
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (270 p.)

In Fighting Firewater Fictions, Richard W. Thatcher describes and explains the emergence and perpetuation of the 'firewater complex' - the cultural construct of an informally sanctioned, destructive, binge-drinking norm in First Nations reserve communities.The complex has reified alcoholis...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• 1. Introduction
• Part One: Deconstructing the Firewater Complex
• 2. 'More Dry, More Wet': Drinking as Pastime and Problem in First Nations
• 3. Alcohol Abuse: A Social Problem Inviting Various Control Strategies
• 4. Alcoholism as Pathology: The Reasoning and Allure of the Disease Perspective
• 5. Challenges to the Disease Model as an Explanation of Problem Drinking
• 6. An Unhealthy Relationship: The Profession of Medicine and Alcohol Abuse Treatment
• 7. From Myth to Reification: The Firewater Complex
• 8. Violence and the Firewater Complex
• 9. Explanations of Problem Drinking in First Nations That Fall 'Outside the Pathology Box'
• 10. The Genesis of Alcohol Abuse Norms in First Nation Reserve Communities: An Explanatory Outline
• 11. Governmental and Community Reinforcement of the Firewater Complex
• Part Two: Rebuilding and Renovating Alcohol Prevention Strategies in First Nations
• 12. An Effective Alcohol Abuse Service System for First Nations: Philosophical Foundations
• 13. Structural Change: Targeting the 'Root System' of Problem Drinking on Reserves
• 14. Effective Prevention Programming Directly Targeting Alcohol Abuse
• 15. Principles and Issues in Direct Intervention: An Overview
• 16. Effective Therapies for Problem Drinkers and Alcohol-Dependent Clients
• 17. Conclusion
• References
• Index