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  • Sociology
  • Addiction Studies
  • Critical Theory

Background:

  • Current addiction discourse often frames substance dependence as a disease or identity disorder.
  • Technological innovations are frequently proposed as primary solutions within the addiction field.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To speculate on a normalized future of addiction, detached from disease categories.
  • To critically examine dominant discourses in addiction treatment and explore alternative perspectives.
  • To adopt a utopian viewpoint informed by feminist and queer theory.

Main Methods:

  • Critical analysis of sociological literature on expectation and the moral economy of anticipation.
  • Application of utopian perspectives from feminist and queer theory.
  • Questioning of technologized innovation narratives in addiction studies.

Main Results:

  • Challenges the disease model of addiction by proposing a normalized future.
  • Identifies harm reduction practices as promising avenues for a better future.
  • Critiques the overemphasis on technological solutions in the addiction field.

Conclusions:

  • A future where addiction is normalized, free from disease categorization, is conceivable.
  • Harm reduction offers a more constructive and hopeful approach than solely relying on technological advancements.
  • Rethinking addiction through sociological and critical theoretical lenses can open new possibilities.