Author:
Lopez, Vera, 1971- author.
Imprint:New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2017]
Descriptionvii, 225 pages ; 24 cm.
Note:Introduction -- Growing up in a "dysfunctional" family -- Mothers' little helpers -- Daddy's little girl: feeling rejected, abandoned, and unloved -- Looking for love in all the wrong places -- Doing drugs: the good, the bad, and the ugly -- Parents' attempts to intervene on behalf of drug-using daughters -- Property of the state: locked up, locked out, and in need of treatment -- Moving beyond the individual toward programmatic, systemic, and policy solutions.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
