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This book provides comprehensive and up-to-date information, ranging from a historical perspective to current theories and practices related to affected women and their children. This book was published as a special issue in the Journal of Addictive Diseases.

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Author:   Loretta Finnegan (Thomas Jefferson University, USA) ,  Stephen Kandall (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 28.00cm
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9780415601030

ISBN 10:   0415601037
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   26 November 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Women, Children and Addiction Loretta P. Finnegan 2. Women and Drug Addiction: A Historical Perspective Stephen R. Kandall 3. Women and Addiction: The Importance of Gender Issues in Substance Abuse Research Ellen Tuchman 4. Substance Use and Women’s Health Abigail Kay, Trusandra E. Taylor, Andrea G. Barthwell, Jana Wichelecki, and Vera Leopold 5. Ethical Issues and Addiction Binta Lambert, Melissa Scheiner, and Deborah Campbell 6. Addiction in Pregnancy Joan Keegan, Mehdi Parva, Mark Finnegan, Andrew Gerson, and Michael Belden . Human Immunodeficiency Virus Risk Behavior Among Female Substance Abusers Susan E. Ramsey, Kathryn M. Bell, and Patricia A. Engler 8. Pharmacotherapy in the Treatment of Addiction: Methadone Mary Jeanne Kreek, Lisa Borg, Elizabeth Ducat, and Brenda Ray 9. Gender Issues in the Pharmacotherapy of Opioid-Addicted Women: Buprenorphine Annemarie Unger, Erika Jung, Bernadette Winklbaur, and Gabriele Fischer 10. Punishing Pregnant Drug-Using Women: Defying Law, Medicine, and Common Sense Jeanne Flavin and Lynn M. Paltrow 11. Prenatal Drug Exposure: Infant and Toddler Outcomes Emmalee S. Bandstra, Connie E. Morrow, Elana Mansoor, and Veronica H. Accornero 12. Children of Addicted Women Barry M. Lester and Linda L. Lagasse

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