Miriam Boeri, Women on Ice: Methamphetamine Use among Suburban Women

Authors

Karen McElrath, Fayetteville State University

Abstract

"Some readers fail to read the preface to a book, eager to step inside the chapters. I began with the preface to Women on Ice and then returned to it after I had read the book in its entirety. The preface provides the reader with a brief but important snapshot of Miriam Boeri as an author and one whose family, like so many others, has experienced addiction. These life events shaped her interest in studying people who experience problems with psychoactive drug use. Moreover, authors who share this kind of “private trouble” help to de-stigmatize drug addiction (see also, the self-disclosure by neuroscientist and author, Carl Hart)."

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Recommended Citation

McElrath, Karen (2013) "Miriam Boeri, Women on Ice: Methamphetamine Use among Suburban Women," Qualitative Criminology (QC): Vol. 1: No. 2, Article 9.
Available at: https://dc.swosu.edu/qc/vol1/iss2/9