New Study Connecting Drug Use in Women to Hormone Cycles
Do Hormones Impact Drug Use in Women? Recently, the Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research at Vanderbilt University conducted a study to observe the relationship between the female hormonal cycle and cocaine addiction. The data from the study suggests that these cycles may not only make women more susceptible to developing drug addiction, but also more . . . . Continue Reading
The Need for Women’s Rehab: Women’s Response to Alcohol , Part I
It’s an issue that has some experts saying that alcohol rehab for women should be an option as opposed to mixed gender rehab.
Closure of Women’s Rehabilitation Programs Pushes Patients Toward Private Rehab
The pending closure of important Georgia drug treatment programs aimed at helping women break free from drug addiction has a number of people worried. Because the need for addiction treatment has not lessened, many are concerned about the impact to the community when help is no longer available – as well as the impact to . . . . Continue Reading
Woman Pays for Crystal Meth Addiction with Fraud
Kristie Constantinoff was recently arrested on multiple charges of fraud – she pleaded guilty on all counts because, according to her attorney, her crystal meth addiction drove her to it. The woman’s fraud of choice was to find receipts in the parking lot of major stores like Wal-Mart, then go in and steal some of . . . . Continue Reading
Plea Deal Negated for Alleged Drug Dealer When New Charges Come to Light
Multiple drug charges can add up to exponential amounts of trouble, and even in districts where there are drug courts to help offenders with an obvious drug and alcohol addiction problem, getting in trouble with the law on several occasions can make it harder to get a sentence that is more treatment than punishment. One . . . . Continue Reading
Women After Rehab: What are Your Chances for a Successful Recovery?
Women are more likely to develop an addiction to drugs and alcohol than are men when they begin to experiment or abuse drugs casually, and they tend to develop that addiction more quickly and on lesser amount of their drug of choice. That’s the bad news. The worse news is that women are less likely . . . . Continue Reading
Hormonal Therapy: How Menstruation and Menopause Affect Recovery
Hormones play a huge part in menstruation and menopause, and they also play a large part in the development of and treatment of drug and alcohol addiction. These issues alter the course of recovery and create certain issues that men will never have to deal with. Through Hormone Therapy, women learn exactly what is happening . . . . Continue Reading
Is Whitney Staging a Drug Addiction Intervention for Daughter Bobbi Kristina?
Rumor has it that Whitney Houston might be staging an intervention for her daughter with ex-husband Bobby Brown, Bobbi Kristina. The 17-year-old girl has had a few happy snaps taken of her partying hard and the word is that these pics have Houston a little concerned that her little girl might be following in her . . . . Continue Reading
What If You Didn’t Go To Rehab
There are thousands if not millions of women right now in the United States alone who need drug rehab to become well. Already, only a small percentage of women who need treatment actually get it. What if those few never went to drug rehab? Let’s think about that. Addiction causes a lot of problems for . . . . Continue Reading
Why Women Use Cocaine
Cocaine is a truly dangerous drug. So dangerous that many people consider it just a street drug, or sometime a drug that is used by daredevil celebrities. However, women are using cocaine more, and for some surprising reasons. A certain amount of addictions may begin because of genetic predisposition and family history, regardless of a person’s . . . . Continue Reading