Bridging the Gender Gap of Addiction Treatment Options
Substance abuse and addiction are devastating for anyone, but the journey of recovery can be a particularly difficult one for women. Women are much more likely than men to face a multitude of barriers when trying to get access to treatment. In fact, women are far less likely than men to even seek treatment when . . . . Continue Reading
4 Ways Drug Addiction Treatment Differ For Women
Men are from Mars. Women are from Venus. We’ve all heard that line before. After all, it was the title of one of the most crazed books of the 90’s and although the author, John Gray, was making more of a reference to relationships than addiction treatment, the reality is that when it comes to gender, there . . . . Continue Reading
Study: Women Drink Less, But Get Drunk Faster
New research suggests that alcohol abuse does neurological damage more quickly in women than in men. This finding fortifies an already growing body of evidence that it’s about time for gender-specific treatment programs for alcohol-dependent women and men. In the 1980s, when it came to alcohol dependence and gender, the ratio was roughly five males . . . . Continue Reading