Gender, recovery and contemporary UK drug policy

Drugs and Alcohol Today

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 39-48

  Wincup, Emma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abstinence; Citizenship; Gender; Recovery; Recovery capital; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958690869     PISSN: 17459265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/DAT-08-2015-0048     Document Type: Article

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