Mothers and Illicit Drugs : : Transcending the Myths / / Susan C. Boyd.
During the past decade, media and medical forces have combined to create an alarming view of pregnant mothers who use illicit drugs. The result has been increased state control of these women and their infants. This in-depth study is the first in Canada to look at how mothers who use illicit drugs r...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016] ©1999 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (272 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 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
- APPENDIX. Interview Schedule
- Notes
- References
- Index