Women and Substance Abuse Problems
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Information that might be used to guide prevention initiatives, such as the amount of alcohol that might safely be used in pregnancy and the incidence of fetal alcohol syndrome, related birth defects and developmental disabilities are unknown is unknown.Abstract:
Differences exist in the prevalence and physical health impacts of problem substance use among men and women. These differences are also found in the mental health and trauma events related to substance use, barriers to treatment and harm-reduction services and the impact of substance use on pregnancy and parenting. Data from the 2000–2001 Canadian Community Health Survey and Canada's Alcohol and Other Drugs Survey (1994) were used to explore this issue further. While women use alcohol and illicit drugs at lower rates than men, the health impact of their use is significant, and in some cases greater than for men. Women are more likely to use prescribed psychoactive drugs (e.g. pain relievers, sleeping pills, tranquillizers) and most of these drugs have addictive potential and long-term negative consequences on health. Research collected from treatment centres in Canada show high rates of victimization experienced by women, which have implications for both their substance use treatment and improvement in mental health. Significant gaps exist in our knowledge on the level, type, and impact of substance use and the adequacy of programming for Canadian women. Information that might be used to guide prevention initiatives, such as the amount of alcohol that might safely be used in pregnancy and the incidence of fetal alcohol syndrome, related birth defects and developmental disabilities are unknown. Improved surveillance, sensitive and comprehensive screening for substance use problems, accessible treatment and harm reduction programming, and coordination with the mental health and violence fields are recommended.read more
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Different needs: women's drug use and treatment in the UK.
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Physical and mental health effects of intimate partner violence for men and women.
Ann L. Coker,Keith E. Davis,Ileana Arias,Sujata Desai,Maureen Sanderson,Heather M. Brandt,Paige Hall Smith +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed data from the National Violence Against Women Survey (NVAWS) of women and men aged 18 to 65 and found that both physical and psychological IPV are associated with significant physical and mental health consequences for both male and female victims.
Physical and Mental Health Effects of Intimate Partner Violence for Men and Women
TL;DR: For both men and women, physical IPV victimization was associated with increased risk of current poor health; depressive symptoms; substance use; and developing a chronic disease, chronic mental illness, and injury.
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Concomitance between childhood sexual and physical abuse and substance use problems: A review
TL;DR: Described examination of selected studies indicates that among women, childhood abuse is likely to be a factor in the development of SUPs, but that the relationship is mediated by other psychiatric conditions, such as anxiety and depressive disorders.
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