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Maternal habits: Narratives of mothering, social position and drug use

Date

Authors

Banwell, Cathy

Bammer, Gabriele

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

Concerns are frequently voiced about harms to children of mothers who use drugs. We explored the subjective socio-cultural experiences of childrearing by women using illicit drugs (heroin mainly and amphetamines) and compared them to those of three other

Keywords

Keywords: amphetamine derivative; diamorphine; illicit drug; adult; article; Australia; comparative study; controlled study; cultural factor; female; groups by age; habit; human; income; lowest income group; major clinical study; mother; priority journal; sample; s Drug use; Mobility; Mothers; Poverty; Social isolation

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/18372

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

International Journal of Drug Policy

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.drugpo.2006.09.005

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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