Crack Cocaine, Crime, and Women
：Legal, Social, and Treatment Issues
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Publication subTitle ：Legal, Social, and Treatment Issues
Publication series ：1
Publisher： Sage Publications Ltd
Publication year： 1996
E-ISBN: 9781452248813
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780761901426
Subject： R74 Neurology and Psychiatry
Keyword： 神经病学与精神病学
Language： ENG
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Description
Sue Mahan provides an up-to-date, accessible discussion of the issues relevant to the debate on crack cocaine, crime and women. Following an in-depth overview, the book offers a broad and informed perspective on the legal, lifestyle and treatment issues central to women's addiction to crack cocaine. With sensitivity and compassion, the author also addresses the tragic consequences of children born to addicted mothers, stressing the importance for policy and resources to focus on the mutual well-being of mother and child.
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