Women and Substance Abuse
Research continues to show that women who drink face more health and social problems than men who drink. These article explore specific problems faced by women who drink or use drugs.
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How does drinking alcohol affect women differently from men? What are the special risks that women who drink face? How does age play a role in the way drinking affects women? Sign up for our Women and Alcohol email course to find the answers to these and other questions facing women who drink or who used to drink.
How does drinking alcohol affect women differently from men? What are the special risks that women who drink face? How does age play a role in the way drinking affects women? Sign up for our Women and Alcohol email course to find the answers to these and other questions facing women who drink or who used to drink.
Health Risks for Women
Women who abuse alcohol, or even occassionally drink to excess, face greater risks to their health than their male counterparts.
Women who abuse alcohol, or even occassionally drink to excess, face greater risks to their health than their male counterparts.
Other Risks for Women
She wakes up groggy with a tremendous hangover, then makes a startling discovery. She is not in her own room, not in her own bed, and not alone.
She wakes up groggy with a tremendous hangover, then makes a startling discovery. She is not in her own room, not in her own bed, and not alone.
Drinking and the Female Brain
Women who drink to excess experience more brain damage and sooner that males and may experience even more severe long-term effects than men, according to two new studies.
Women who drink to excess experience more brain damage and sooner that males and may experience even more severe long-term effects than men, according to two new studies.
Female Drinking & Brain Damage
The latest studies show that females face more brain damage and memory loss than men who drink the same amount for the same period of time.
The latest studies show that females face more brain damage and memory loss than men who drink the same amount for the same period of time.
More British Women Binge Drinking
A new survey in the United Kingdom has found that almost two-thirds of young women admit to drinking so much that they woke up the next morning with virtually no memory of events of the night before.
A new survey in the United Kingdom has found that almost two-thirds of young women admit to drinking so much that they woke up the next morning with virtually no memory of events of the night before.
New Generation of Drunks -- Young Women
A British government report says that young professional women are among the country's most prolific drinkers -- twice as likely to drink at least five days a week and drinking greater quantitites than other women.
A British government report says that young professional women are among the country's most prolific drinkers -- twice as likely to drink at least five days a week and drinking greater quantitites than other women.
Women and the Effects of Alcohol
Women continue to be at higher risk than are men for certain serious medical consequences of alcohol use, including liver, brain, and heart damage.
Women continue to be at higher risk than are men for certain serious medical consequences of alcohol use, including liver, brain, and heart damage.
Women Drinkers at Greater Heart Disease Risk
A new study by the University College London found women who drank more than the recommended safe limit increased their risk of coronary heart disease by 57 percent. Overall death rates were seven times higher among women who drank two or more drinks per day.
A new study by the University College London found women who drank more than the recommended safe limit increased their risk of coronary heart disease by 57 percent. Overall death rates were seven times higher among women who drank two or more drinks per day.
Young Female Drinkers - You're a Target!
The rise in alcohol consumption among young women, especially in the United Kingdom, is prompting the alcohol industry to come up with new ways to attract female drinkers worldwide with new marketing approaches that will "create new drinking occasions and new opportunities."
The rise in alcohol consumption among young women, especially in the United Kingdom, is prompting the alcohol industry to come up with new ways to attract female drinkers worldwide with new marketing approaches that will "create new drinking occasions and new opportunities."
Female Hormones Mediate Alcohol's Effects
Females are not only less sensitive to the sedating effects of alcohol, researchers at Duke University Medical Center have found that the cycling hormonal levels of women can mediate alcohol's effects, making them more vulnerable to negative consequences of drinking.
Females are not only less sensitive to the sedating effects of alcohol, researchers at Duke University Medical Center have found that the cycling hormonal levels of women can mediate alcohol's effects, making them more vulnerable to negative consequences of drinking.
Women Influenced Differently by Alcoholic Parent
There are differences in how the risk of parental alcoholism is transmitted from parent to daughter, than from parent to son, and women are affected to a greater degree by parental alcoholism history, according to Research Society on Alcoholism scientists.
There are differences in how the risk of parental alcoholism is transmitted from parent to daughter, than from parent to son, and women are affected to a greater degree by parental alcoholism history, according to Research Society on Alcoholism scientists.
Why Women Abuse Substances
Women begin abusing alcohol and drugs for different reasons than men do and may have more situations in their lives that trigger substance abuse, according to research by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University.
Women begin abusing alcohol and drugs for different reasons than men do and may have more situations in their lives that trigger substance abuse, according to research by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University.
Short-Term Programs Effectively Help Women
Up to 80 percent of women seeking substance abuse treatment report lifetime histories of sexual and/or physical assault, and many report symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder which can be helped with two short-term treatment programs.
Up to 80 percent of women seeking substance abuse treatment report lifetime histories of sexual and/or physical assault, and many report symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder which can be helped with two short-term treatment programs.
Alcohol and Hormones
Alcohol can impair the functions of the hormone-releasing glands and of the target tissues, thereby causing serious medical consequences.
Alcohol can impair the functions of the hormone-releasing glands and of the target tissues, thereby causing serious medical consequences.
Alcohol and Women
Drinking behavior differs with the age, life role, and marital status of women. A woman's drinking resembles that of her husband, siblings, or close friends.
Drinking behavior differs with the age, life role, and marital status of women. A woman's drinking resembles that of her husband, siblings, or close friends.
Alcohol Withdrawal
When heavy or frequent drinkers suddenly decide to quit "cold turkey" they will experience some physical withdrawal symptoms.
When heavy or frequent drinkers suddenly decide to quit "cold turkey" they will experience some physical withdrawal symptoms.
Gene Linked to Anxiety in Women
Researchers have identified a genetic factor that appears to influence anxiety in women which could be a warning signal for developing alcoholism.
Researchers have identified a genetic factor that appears to influence anxiety in women which could be a warning signal for developing alcoholism.
How Women Recover From Addiction
Women who recover from drug and alcohol addiction may not kick the habit just for their children or because they have a sudden "wake up call" about their problem, according to a study of former female addicts.
Women who recover from drug and alcohol addiction may not kick the habit just for their children or because they have a sudden "wake up call" about their problem, according to a study of former female addicts.
Drinking Risky for College Women
Researchers found the odds of experiencing sexual aggression were nine times higher on heavy days and three times higher on nonheavy days of alcohol consumption compared with days of no alcohol consumption.
Researchers found the odds of experiencing sexual aggression were nine times higher on heavy days and three times higher on nonheavy days of alcohol consumption compared with days of no alcohol consumption.
How Safe Are Women in Barrooms?
Environmental characteristics of bars, as well as women's behavior in bars, influence their risk for bar-related aggression.
Environmental characteristics of bars, as well as women's behavior in bars, influence their risk for bar-related aggression.
The Abortion Link
Women who have had abortions are more likely to drink and use illicit drugs during subsequent pregnancies carried to term than women delivering their first pregnancies.
Women who have had abortions are more likely to drink and use illicit drugs during subsequent pregnancies carried to term than women delivering their first pregnancies.
Women More Vulnerable?
Women appear to be more vulnerable than men to many adverse consequences of alcohol use.
Women appear to be more vulnerable than men to many adverse consequences of alcohol use.
Genetic Factors
Family, twin and adoption studies have shown that alcoholism has a genetic component.
Family, twin and adoption studies have shown that alcoholism has a genetic component.
Substance Use Among Young Women Increasing
This survey shows dramatic increases in initial use of alcohol and drugs by girls aged 10-14 over the last three decades.
This survey shows dramatic increases in initial use of alcohol and drugs by girls aged 10-14 over the last three decades.
Women and Drug Abuse
Women who use drugs often suffer from other serious health problems, sexually transmitted diseases, and mental health problems, such as depression.
Women who use drugs often suffer from other serious health problems, sexually transmitted diseases, and mental health problems, such as depression.
Women’s Issues in Recovery
The developmental and psychological pathways that lead women to drug use are different than those of males.
The developmental and psychological pathways that lead women to drug use are different than those of males.