Women and Substance Abuse Gender Transparency Edited by Harry K. Wexler and Sally J. Stevens Sally J. Stevens, PhD Harry K. Wexler, PhD Editors Women and Substance Abuse: Gender Transparency Women and Substance Abuse: Gender Transparency has been co-published simultaneously as Drugs & Society, Vol­ ume 13, Numbers 1/2 1998. Pre-publication REVIEWS, JL addiction, violence and incarcera­ tion for women, it is a welcome relief to COMMENTARIES, have a book (edited by a woman) dedi­ EVALUATIONS. . . cated to the subject of women and sub­ stance abuse. Hopefully the efforts of Dr. Stevens will bring academic attention and research to the subject which will help shape policies so that more aid is ex­ tended to women. As a treatement pro­ fessional responsible for the delivery of services to women for over a decade it is encouraging to finally see, in print, re­ search findings and discussions that are reflective of the reality of what is occur- ing in the field. Substance abusing women have been on the waiting list too long in every area!” Robin McGrath Director of Women's Setvices Desert Willow Project, NDRI Tucson, Arizona More pre-publication REVIEWS, COMMENTARIES, EVALUATIONS. . . sive and indicate the devastating S ' sembled an exceptional vol­ societal, medical and economic ume of the patterns, correlates consequences of substance abuse. and consequences of substance Women and Substance Abuse abuse among women. Much of should be read by substance the work includes data from sam­ abuse researchers, as well as drug ples that are population-based, treatment counselors, primary which increases the generalizabil- care providers, health care admin­ ity of findings to a large popula­ istrators and policy makers. tion of women. Women and Sub­ Women and Substance Abuse is stance Abuse underscores the ur­ a wake up call for all investigators gent need to increase efforts to to do the hard work necessary to recruit more women into drug recruit and maintain women in abuse treatment, and to reduce studies, and to focus interventions the barriers that restrict women on topics that are relevant to from enrolling. In describing the women. It is also a plea to the characteristics of substance abus­ funding institutions to base fund­ ing women, this volume also cov­ ing decisions not only on a prom­ ers the intersecting epidemics of ise to enroll women but on actual STDs, violence and HIV and ad­ success in enrolling women in re­ dresses the importance of integrat­ search studies. Recruiting women- ing gynecologic services and do­ especially women with children, mestic counseling into prevention minority, substance abusing, out programs for women. As AIDS has of treatment, HIV positive and in­ become the 3rd leading cause of carcerated women-into research death among 25 to 44 year old projects is a major accomplish­ women in the US, and the leading ment, and the authors must be cause of death among minority congratulated for their extraordi­ women of that same age, there is nary success in enrolling women an urgent public health need to in numbers great enough to be target women for intervention able to evaluate findings specifi­ studies that focus on reducing cally related to gender.” high risk behaviors. This compila­ tion of studies describes what has Linda B. Cottier, PhD worked, what could be improved Associate Professor and what direction is needed for of Epidemiology in Psychiatry the future. Washington University School The findings presented in this of Medicine, Department book are timely and comprehen­ of Psychiatry, St. Louis, Missouri Women and Substance Abuse: Gender Transparency Women and Substance Abuse: Gender Transparency has been co-published simultaneously as Drugs & Society, Volume 13, Numbers 1/2 1998. ALL HAWORTH BOOKS AND JOURNALS o o ARE PRINTED ON CERTIFIED ACID-FREE PAPER Women and Substance Abuse: Gender Transparency Sally J. Stevens, Phi) Harry K. Wexler, PhD Editors Women and Substance Abuse; Gender Transparency has been co-published simultaneously as Drugs (6 Society, Volume 13, Numbers 1/2 1998. Q Routledge % Taylor & Francis Croup LONDON AND NEW YORK Women and Subs lance Abuse: Gender Transparency has been co-publishcd simultaneously as Drugs c£ Society™, Volume 13, Numbers 1/2 1998. Kir« published 19*>8 by The H»worth Htcsj. Inc Publif-bcd 2013 by Routledge 711 Third Avttiue. Nev. Yo*l, NY, 10017. USA 2 Park Square. Mdicm Park. 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Covet design by Thomas J- Mayshock Jr. LUinry of (Inngrcsi (!utalo(>in|; in Publication Data Wnnvn and substance rrtiuse gefidfr truspureiicy,'Sally J Siemens. Harry K Wescler. editors p cm. “iWs been co-pubitfhcd $ii>nili**MMisl> m l>v»*» A *xiety. Volume I}, Nwtibct 1/2 199?'* Includes bibliographic*! icfeit^Kus and index. I. Wotheit-Di lift inc. 2. Wbtnnt-Substancc irsc 3 Narcol* addicts 4. Narcotic uddktt- Rehabilitation 5. Dtw* abuse. 1. Stevens. Salty J. II. Wcxkt. Hair>' K. Ill Dr®s& society (New York, NY.) I1VS824.W6W645 1998 3tt.2*'082-<1c2l ‘W-rtlSi C1P ISBN 13: 978-0-789-00386-7 flibi) ISBN 13: 978-0-789-00389-8 (pbfc) Dedicated to Evelyn Mae Walcott Stevens INDEXING & ABSTRACTING Contributions to this publication are selectively in­ dexed or abstracted in print, electronic, online, or CD-ROM version(s) of the reference tools and in­ formation services listed below. This list is current as of the copyright date of this publication. 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