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Health Aff (Millwood)2025;44(9):1196-1199.September 1, 2025Journal Article

Criminalized For Surviving: Parenthood Under Surveillance.

Meghann Perry1
1Meghann Perry (meghann@meghannperry.com) is a former drug user and a certified addiction recovery coach who fuses arts and health to deliver impactful programs and help people harness the power of their voice to uplift marginalized communities. This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute this work provided the original work is properly cited, not altered, and not used for commercial purposes. See https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.

Abstract

For people who use substances, pregnancy and parenthood can be filled with fear, stigma, and isolation.

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