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
Helping Women Recover
(This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model) An anti-drug coalition in Tennessee, called The Jackson-Madison County Anti-Drug Coalition, will be hosting its annual event this coming Thursday, March 12. Each year, the coalition hosts an event of rising importance in the addiction treatment community. . . . . Continue Reading
Holistic Drug Treatment for Women
What is Holistic Drug Treatment? An holistic approach to health is one that views the person as a whole and seeks to treat all of their needs: psychological, physical, and social. Holistic drug treatment for women understands the importance that all of the aspects that make us human beings need to be taken into . . . . Continue Reading
Male Addiction vs. Female Addiction
Globally, when compared to men, women have always had lower rates of drug and alcohol use and dependence. But this gender gap is closing. As women’s access to opportunities increases and as their affluence, or social class goes up, we see an increase in the rate of substance abuse. In fact, just as women are . . . . Continue Reading