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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824317203321

Autore

Mahan Sue

Titolo

Crack cocaine, crime, and women : legal, social, and treatment issues / / Sue Mahan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : SAGE, c1996

ISBN

1-4833-2775-2

0-7619-0142-6

1-4522-4881-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 95 p.)

Collana

Drugs, health, and social policy ; ; 4

Disciplina

362.2918082

Soggetti

Women - Drug use - United States

Cocaine abuse - United States

Crack (Drug) - United States

Drug abuse and crime - United States

Drug abuse in pregnancy - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 79-84) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 - Crackworld -- Chapter 2 - Criminalization of Pregnancy -- Chapter 3 - Treatment for Women Who Abuse Crack Cocaine -- Epilogue -- References -- Index -- About the Author.

Sommario/riassunto

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.