Self-sufficiency and sobriety:Substance-Abusing women and welfare reform

Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-64

  Bush, Irene R ^a   Kraft, M Katherine ^a  

^a MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Alcohol use; Drug use; Temporary assistance to needy families (TANF); Welfare reform; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937342861     PISSN: 1533256X     EISSN: 15332578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J160v01n01_05     Document Type: Article

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