Women's Perspectives on Drugs and Alcohol: The Vicious Circle: The Vicious Circle

ISBN-13: 9781138733374 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 154 str.

Pamela Raine

Opis

This title was first published in 2001. This text explores a number of questions concerning women's problem drug use and drinking. It details findings from research which examined the type of problems women experience; how, why and by whom a woman's substance abuse becomes identified as a problem; and what happens when they seek help. The author recognizes the centrality of gender and gender relationships and aims to go beyond the traditional view of gender that has been put foward in relation to substance abuse.

Spis treści

Introduction: Women on the Margins; 1: Women’s Drug Use and Drinking in Context; 2: Drugs, Alcohol, and Surviving Chaos; 3: Controlling Women; 4: Significant Others: Influences on Problem Recognition and Help-Seeking; 5: Why Women Underuse Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services; 6: Women Substance Users and Contacts with Health Professionals; 7: ‘It’s Different to Come Here as a Woman’: The Benefits and Costs of Treatment; 8: Conclusions: Breaking Out of the ‘Vicious Circle’

O autorze

Pamela Raine