Liquid Handcuffs: Policing and Punishment in Methadone Clinics and the Future of Opioid Addiction Treatment - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:North Atlantic BooksISBN-13:9798889842392UPC:9798889842392Book Category:Political Science, Social Science, PsychologyBook Subcategory:Public Policy, Discrimination, PsychopathologyBook Topic:Social Services & Welfare, AddictionSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCEPP1A5W0
Liquid Handcuffs: Policing and Punishment in Methadone Clinics and the Future of Opioid Addiction Treatment
A hard-hitting exposé of how methadone clinics fail people in recovery--and an urgent, unapologetic case for their abolition Methadone is a life-saving medication. But the current system for obtaining it--the opioid treatment program, commonly known as the methadone clinic--is punitive, unjust, and often humiliating. In this eye-opening book, social worker and journalist Helen Redmond takes...
Language:EnglishPublisher:North Atlantic BooksISBN-13:9798889842392UPC:9798889842392Book Category:Political Science, Social Science, PsychologyBook Subcategory:Public Policy, Discrimination, PsychopathologyBook Topic:Social Services & Welfare, AddictionSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCEPP1A5W0
HELEN REDMOND is a licensed clinical social worker and an expert in drug addiction and treatment. Redmond worked for over two decades with people who use drugs in both medical and community settings. She is a senior editor and a multimedia journalist at the online publication Filter and writes frequently about methadone; she has published pieces at Al Jazeera and Harpers. Redmond co-directed...
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