Problematisation and regulation: Bodies, risk, and recovery within the context of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) is an anticipated effect of maternal drug use during pregnancy. Yet it remains a contested area of policy and practice. In this paper, we contribute to ongoing debates about the way NAS is understood and responded to, through different treatment regimes, or logics of care. Our analysis examines the role of risk and recovery discourses, and the way in which the bodies of women and babies are conceptualised within these.
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - Category: Addiction Authors: Source Type: research