This article discusses some of the adverse effects that the U. S. punitive
drug policy has on women in the form of gender-biased or inaccessible
treatment programs, the prosecution of pregnant drug users, and the
rising population of female prisoners. It contrasts the U.S. policy with
the Dutch normalization policy, showing that normalization is a more
humane and pragmatic alternative to this country's punitive and
moralistic approach.
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