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Alcohol and Drug Misuse Among Women – An Overview

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 August 2018

Edna Oppenheimer
Edna Oppenheimer*
Affiliation:
Addiction Research Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF
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Abstract

Most research into substance misuse has focused on men but the problem among women is considerable and the social consequences and causation differ between the sexes. In the US, one-third of alcohol abusers are women and in the UK 1% of women are estimated to be drinking at a dangerous level. Drug and alcohol misuse holds additional problems for women since abusers tend to be of childbearing age. Rehabilitation units and prevention strategies would benefit more women substance abusers if they were tailored to suit their specific needs.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 158 , Issue S10: Women and Mental Health , May 1991 , pp. 36 - 44
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1991 

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