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Incorporating more than a decade of extensive research, Women under the Influence will help women, health care professionals, educators, and policy makers understand the scope of substance abuse in girls and women, the urgency of responding to the problem, the key points of intervention, and potential roads to recovery.

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An excellent starting point for patrons researching the topic, as it examines substance abuse in women of all ages. Library Journal 2006 The first of its kind and the product of 10 years of research. Southern Review of Books Thoughtfully examines the myriad factors that enhance vulnerability to substance-abuse problems across the life span and the unique challenges of life-stage transitions in women. New England Journal of Medicine 2006 This readable and useful treatise wil be a valuable resource on substance abuse for readers in a variety of disciplines. Choice 2006

Table of Contents

Foreword
1. Pathways to Substance Abuse among Girls and Women
2. Women and Smoking
3. Women and Alcohol
4. Women and Prescription and Illicit Drugs
5. Pregnancy and Substance Abuse
6. Getting Over the influence
7. prevention and Policy Opportunities across the Life Spam
Acknowledgments
Appendix: Resources
Notes
Index

Women under the Influence

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    A Paperback / softback by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, Joseph A. Califano, Jr.

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      Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
      Published 29 March 2006
      ISBN-13 9780801882289
      978-0801882289
      ISBN-10 0801882281
      Also in:
      Women’s health Addiction and therapy Medicolegal issues

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Incorporating more than a decade of extensive research, Women under the Influence will help women, health care professionals, educators, and policy makers understand the scope of substance abuse in girls and women, the urgency of responding to the problem, the key points of intervention, and potential roads to recovery.

      Trade Review
      An excellent starting point for patrons researching the topic, as it examines substance abuse in women of all ages. Library Journal 2006 The first of its kind and the product of 10 years of research. Southern Review of Books Thoughtfully examines the myriad factors that enhance vulnerability to substance-abuse problems across the life span and the unique challenges of life-stage transitions in women. New England Journal of Medicine 2006 This readable and useful treatise wil be a valuable resource on substance abuse for readers in a variety of disciplines. Choice 2006

      Table of Contents

      Foreword
      1. Pathways to Substance Abuse among Girls and Women
      2. Women and Smoking
      3. Women and Alcohol
      4. Women and Prescription and Illicit Drugs
      5. Pregnancy and Substance Abuse
      6. Getting Over the influence
      7. prevention and Policy Opportunities across the Life Spam
      Acknowledgments
      Appendix: Resources
      Notes
      Index

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