Surviving; Connecting; Feeling: Psychosocial Dimensions of Recovery from Drug Dependence Among Women in the Criminal Justice System

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Author(s)

• Sowards, Kathryn A.
• Weissman, Marsha

Source(s)

• Center for Community Alternatives. Justice Strategies (Syracuse, NY)

Sponsor(s)

• New York State Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives (Albany, NY)
• U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Details

Published 2005. 16 pages.

Related Topics

• New York
• Research (Statistics &Research)
• Substance abuse - women - community corrections (Offender Services)
• Substance abuse - women - community corrections (Special Offenders)

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