Women and Crack: Responding to need: Positive steps to help break women's cycles of addiction to crack-cocaine (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781494301651)

Louise Clarke, B.Sc.(Hons) Psychology, has been working with women crack users since 1991 and gained national recognition as a leader in the field. She pioneered the development of treatment programmes for women crack users at Newham Drugs Advice Project, and now provides consultancy on appropriate services for crack users across the UK. This publication was produced in 2000 to aid the one days training on 'Women and Crack: responding to need' - provided by Higher Insight, a unique training service for professionals in contact with women users of crack-cocaine. The training provided genuine insight into the realities faced by women using crack and practical strategies for an effective response. Over 50% of crack users attending the services were women - a much lager percentage than for other drugs. A very high proportion were mothers. To create appropriate policies for care plans, service providers need to understand the nature of crack addiction, and its impact on all aspects of women's lives. This is an updated 2nd edition of the original publication.

Author: Louise Clarke Bsc
ISBN-10: 1494301652
ISBN-13: 9781494301651
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 12/08/2013
Pages: 80
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.17d