Pregnant Women on Drugs: Combating Stereotypes and Stigma

by Marsha Rosenbaum

Book Overview

From Library Journal
Sociologists Murphy and Rosenbaum interviewed over 120 women who had children while using drugs. Their interviews reveal how the women became addicted, how they may or may not have modified their behavior to protect their children, and how they have dealt with having children and losing them as a result of their addiction. Not all the women interviewed were from abusive or poor families; there is extensive information on...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813526035
• ISBN13: 9780813526034
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"