Drug Misuse And Motherhood

The growing use of illicit drugs among women has become a major concern forhealth professionals and social services. The reluctance of drugusing women toseek he... » 

The growing use of illicit drugs among women has become a major concern forhealth professionals and social services. The reluctance of drugusing women toseek help from drug agencies and to disclose their use of drugs to antenatalmidwifery and social services is now officially recognised by governmentagencies. However devising an appropriate strategy that will overcome thesefears will not be easy without a better understanding of their causes andeffects.Drug Misuse and Motherhood gives drugusing mothers a voice. Based onlongitudinal research and indepth interviews it provides new insights andmuchneeded information in five key areas family life pregnancy motherhood service delivery and development implications for policy.The userperspective of this book is balanced by the professional viewpointon the same issues. It offers a unique source of data for researchers and freshinspiration for practitioners working in the field. «