Challenging heteronormativity in drug policy and practice: exploring the support needs of queer women who experience problematic substance use

Challenging heteronormativity in drug policy and practice: exploring the support needs of queer women who experience problematic substance use

Queer-identified women in Canada and elsewhere are underserved as a community with regard to the provision of support for drug use related problems. In order to provide much needed inclusive support services, researchers, policy makers and treatment providers must recognize and act on the interface...

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Main Author: Knox, Sherilyn Adele
Other Authors: Boyd, Susan C.
Language:English
en
Published: 2010
Subjects:
heterosexism
addiction
lesbian
discrimination
homophobia
substance abuse
drug treatment
feminist methodology
Foucauldian theory
feminist theory
queer theory
addiction services
harm reduction
substance use support services
social justice
qualitative
interview method
Canadian social policy
UVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::Social Sciences::Social service
UVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::Sociology::Sociology > Methodology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1828/2945

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