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Introduction -- Defining the state and its institutions, allies and protagonists -- The state, corporations and organised crime -- Drugs and thugs: examples of organised crime, state collusion and limited responses -- The media as both an influential and a supportive arm of the state -- Beyond the borders: state terrorism from without and against the "other" -- Without and within: state crime in Northern Ireland (violence, collusion and the paramilitaries) -- Fighting "the enemy within": internal state terrorism, Argentina's "Dirty War" (1976-83) and the UK miners' strike (1984-85) -- Conclusion: the role, nature and control of state crime.

What comes to mind when you read the word intoxication? What behaviour do you associate with the word drunk? When you hear the word drug or addict, what images do you recall? This textbook provides an essential grounding in debates about intoxication in contemporary society, from social and cultural perspectives. It examines intoxication as including both legal and illegal substances and both culturally accepted and socially stigmatised practices. Given the pace of recent changes from the legalisation of cannabis, to the trend of sobriety amongst adolescents and young adults this book stands out by offering both a thorough historical and theoretical overview and a topical and forward looking exploration of current debates. It adopts a multi-scale approach to examine wider patterns of change and considers the subjective experiences of intoxication for diverse individuals and groups. The authors play particular attention to state justifications for interventions based on moral, health and criminal justice discourses and also considers the role played by the mass media and alcohol industry in propagating or challenging accepted understandings of intoxication. It speaks to undergraduates, master's students and above, with a range of pedagogic features, and offers insights into policy and practice. Thomas Thurnell-Read is Senior Lecturer in Sociology in the School of Social Sciences and Humanities at Loughborough University, UK. Mark Monaghan is Reader in Criminology in the School of Social Sciences and Humanities at Loughborough University, UK.