Thoughts about Insite

Hi Dan, regarding Insite, my initial inclination was to view the organization as promoting medicalization of addiction in a way that is positive given that framing addiction as a medical condition may take some of the blame off the individual. I think that the medicalization of addiction is a separate but related issue from the medicalization of the DTES as a neighborhood given that not every resident of the DTES is a drug user, yet these identities may become fused in the public eye.

Also, thanks for your feedback on my Wiki page! That is an interesting thought about how social stereotypes around aging may relate to a cultural emphasis on the biomedical model and is something I had not previously considered! I will definitely review the literature on the topic and incorporate the findings into my page.

Thanks,

Talia