Lecturer in Criminology, Western Sydney University
Kev is a Criminologist and Sociologist with broad interests in drug use, violence, social marginalisation, as well as related areas of social and cultural theory. He has conducted several research projects on the non-medical use of pain medications as well as the social position of people who inject drugs.
Research Areas - alcohol and other drugs, the sociology of crime and deviance, social and cultural theory
Pain isn't just physical: why many are using painkillers for emotional relief
Nov 08, 2018 16:45 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Australians are increasingly using prescription or over-the-counter painkillers to ease emotional, rather than physical, pain. Our cultural understanding of pain is changing, and as a result its becoming more difficult to...
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