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Judicial Dilemmas In Enforcement Of Drug Abuse Laws, Alvin H. Goldstein Jr. Nov 2010

Judicial Dilemmas In Enforcement Of Drug Abuse Laws, Alvin H. Goldstein Jr.

Cal Law Trends and Developments

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Will Full Benefits Parity Create Real Parity? – Congress’S Second Attempt At Ending Discrimination Against Mental Illness: The Paul Wellstone And Pete Domenici Mental Health And Addiction Equity Act Of 2008, Justin C. Wilson Jan 2010

Will Full Benefits Parity Create Real Parity? – Congress’S Second Attempt At Ending Discrimination Against Mental Illness: The Paul Wellstone And Pete Domenici Mental Health And Addiction Equity Act Of 2008, Justin C. Wilson

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

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Introduction: Obstacles To The Development And Use Of Pharmacotherapies For Addiction, Richard C. Boldt Jan 2010

Introduction: Obstacles To The Development And Use Of Pharmacotherapies For Addiction, Richard C. Boldt

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

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Failure Of Physicians To Prescribe Pharmacotherapies For Addiction: Regulatory Restrictions And Physician Resistance, Ellen M. Weber Jan 2010

Failure Of Physicians To Prescribe Pharmacotherapies For Addiction: Regulatory Restrictions And Physician Resistance, Ellen M. Weber

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

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Punishing Pregnant Drug-Using Women: Defying Law, Medicine, And Common Sense, Jeanne M. Flavin Phd, Lynn M. Paltrow Jd Dec 2009

Punishing Pregnant Drug-Using Women: Defying Law, Medicine, And Common Sense, Jeanne M. Flavin Phd, Lynn M. Paltrow Jd

Jeanne M Flavin

The arrests, detentions, prosecutions, and other legal actions taken against drug-dependent pregnant women distract attention from significant social problems, such as our lack of universal health care, the dearth of policies to support pregnant and parenting women, the absence of social supports for children, and the overall failure of the drug war. The attempts to “protect the fetus” undertaken through the criminal justice system (as well as in family and drug courts) actually undermine maternal and fetal health and discourage efforts to identify and implement effective strategies for addressing the needs of pregnant drug users and their families. In this …