Addictions final review: chptr 18
Researchers from your text have found that women in rehabilitation programs frequently report that __________
- They were introduced to the drug(s) of abuse by their partners
When benzodiazepines were initially introduced in the 1960s to treat anxiety disorders, who was represented in the original advertisements?
- a distressed women
When compared to their non-drinking counterparts, women with an AUD are 23 times more likely to do what?
- commit suicide
What social barriers play a role in making it less likely that women with addiction problems will actually enter substance abuse rehabilitation than men?
- having sole custody of children - having a spouse with SUD - Limit funding for treatment
In contrast to women, men are more likely to enter treatment because of what?
- legal problems - social and family pressures - employement problems
An often unrecognized source of drug abuse for women with SUDs are _____________
- physicians repeatedly prescribing medication in good faith
Women using hormone based birth control
- require longer periods of time to biotransform given amount of alcohol than a women who drank the same amount of alcohol but is not on birthcontrol
Which of the following may affect how a women responds to a drug versus a man?
- taking birth control pills - hormones related to her menstraul cycle - lower body mass then men
A women who has an alcohol use disorder is _______ times as likely to commit suicide as a women who does not drink, or who drinks socially.
23
Only about __________ percent of treatment programs provide any form of gender-specific treatment for individuals with and SUD.
40
As a general rule, a women who drinks will need to consume only _________ as much alcohol as a man to achieve the same blood alcohol level.
40%
Data suggests that __________ percent of women will struggle with a substance abuse disorder at some point in their lives.
5.5
...According to research, women with substance abuse disorders are __________ more likely to die as a result of their SUD, when compared to women of the same age who do not abuse chemicals.
50-100 %
Women who have and alcohol abuse disorder are 7 times as likely to suffer from ___________ as men with an AUD.
Depression
The average male with an AUD who enters treatment will have more severe medical problems than the average female with an AUD entering treatment. True or false.
False
The AA program was started by males and it has now been suggested that AA groups may not be helpful to women as they are for men. One factor that may play a role in this is that women tend to experience higher levels of ___________ than men.
Guilt and shame
With respect to relapse, women with an SUD typically receive _____________ from their partner for their efforts to recover than men do.
Less support
Available evidence would suggest that women tend to be ____________ to alcohols negative effects as compared with men.
More vulnerable
Women are often introduced to cocaine by their partners and also begin to do so at _____________ than do males.
Much earlier age
As the addiction progresses, women tend to be ______________ as compared to men who drink.
Solitary drinkers
What is the concept of convergence theory regarding substance abuse of men and women?
The percentage of women with an SUD is approaching that of men.
Historically, women with substance abuse problems have faced greater condemnation than men. True or false.
True
Men suffer from depression __________ as/than do women
less often
One of the main reasons women fail to access and/or complete inpatient treatment for addiction is
no reliable or accessible childcare
Up to ___________ percent of women with and SUD have been exposed to some from of physical or sexual violence, or sexual abuse.
over 50
One reason why women might feel inhibited or uncomfortable in a mixed gender treatment group is that
they may struggle with past victimization and sexual abuse issues
