A Gender Perspective of Addictive Disorders
160 Citations•2021•
Francina Fonseca, María Robles-Martínez, Judit Tirado-Muñoz
An overview of how sex and gender may influence epidemiology, clinical manifestations, social impact, and the neurobiological basis of these differences of women with SUD is presented, based on human research.
Abstract
Specific research in women who use drugs is very scarce and treatments are not gender-sensitive oriented. For these reasons, it is important to guarantee access to the appropriate treatment of women who use drugs and a need for a gender perspective in the treatment and research of substance use disorders.