Download or read book Women and Heroin Addiction in China's Changing Society written by Huan Gao and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-24 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking book provides scholars and students in the areas of criminology, criminal justice, sociology, substance abuse and women’s studies with in-depth analysis of 131 female heroin users’ drug use careers in China. The book has important policy implications for both China and the international society in the context of increasing global concern about women’s substance abuse.