Mothers and illicit drugs : transcending the myths / Susan C. Boyd.
- Boyd, Susan C., 1953-
- Date:
- [1999]
- Books
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Description
"This book provides a view of women who use illicit narcotics in Canada - focusing on their opinions regarding the law, medical and social service policy, and regulations that affect their lives - against the background of the social control of women in Western society."--From synopsis.
Publication/Creation
Toronto, Canada : University of Toronto Press, [1999]
Physical description
viii, 243 pages ; 24 cm
Related material
This item was donated as part of the DrugScope archive held by Wellcome Collection, reference SA/DRS https://wellcomecollection.org/works/psspw62x
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-238) and index.
Contents
1. A Gender Analysis -- 2. Drugs and Mothering -- 3. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS): Sunny Hill Hospital for Children -- 4. Social Services: Intervention and Regulation -- 5. Drug Treatment -- 6. The Effects of the Criminalization of 'Narcotics' -- 7. Implications for Policy Makers.
Notes
Copy 1. Donor: DrugScope.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesM26789
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ISBN
- 0802043313
- 9780802043313
- 0802081517
- 9780802081513