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Journal Article
Medical science, the state, and the construction of the juvenile drug addict in early Soviet Russia
2011
Overview
Although juvenile drug addiction is generally recognized as a global contemporary problem, it is often presented in largely simplified form. Insufficient attention has been paid to the historical roots of drug addiction and its various cultural forms. This is surprising, since interdisciplinary research on the history of drug addiction allows you to explore the intersection of medical theory, practical policy, social context, and cultural values. In the Russian context, the emergence of juvenile drug addiction as a social problem can be traced back to the years between the outbreak of World War I in 1914 and the end of the 1920s. Accordingly, this article focuses on medical texts from the period to establish how drug use by adolescents was constructed as a form of delinquency and a specific social problem requiring immediate intervention. The government and local public health authorities implemented many solutions by the end of the 1920s. Homeless children and prostitutes were no longer seen on the streets of Russian cities. Large sums of money were allocated to produce medical propaganda, sanitary education, and popular medical literature.
