The weekly journal entries will include your thoughts about weekly readings, lessons, and materials such as:
– What did you learn from this week’s readings and videos?
– What concept covered so far has been the most difficult for you to understand?
– What did you find most valuable this week?
– What did you find confusing/difficult? Why?
NOTES (Instructions):
1. This journal entry will need to be 3 – 4 paragraphs.
2. 12-font, Times New Roman
3. Double-spaced
4. Submit this assignment by 11:59 pm on 07/23/2022
Scholars,
Men are more likely than women to use almost all types of illicit drugs, and illegal drug use is more likely to result in emergency department visits or overdose deaths for men than for women. “Illicit” refers to the use of illegal drugs, including marijuana (according to federal law) and misuse of prescription drugs. Men have higher rates of use or dependence on illicit drugs and alcohol than women for most age groups. However, women are just as likely as men to develop a substance use disorder. In addition, women may be more susceptible to craving and relapse, which are key phases of the addiction cycle. Research has shown that women often use drugs differently, respond to drugs differently, and can have unique obstacles to effective treatment, such as not being able to find child care or being prescribed treatment that has not been adequately tested on women.
Substance use was considered to be primarily a male problem, and many substance abuse studies are conducted with a predominance of male participants. However, recent substance abuse research indicates significant gender differences in the substance-related epidemiology, social factors, and characteristics, biological responses, progressions to dependence, medical consequences, co-occurring psychiatric disorders, and barriers to treatment entry, retention, and completion. The epidemiology of women’s drug use presents challenges separate from those raised by men’s drug use. A convergence of evidence suggests that women with substance use disorders are more likely than men to face multiple barriers affecting access and entry to substance abuse treatment. Gender-specific medical problems as a result of the interplay of gender-specific drug use patterns and sex-related risk behaviors create an environment in which women are more vulnerable than men to human immunodeficiency virus. Individual characteristics and treatment approaches can differentially affect outcomes by gender. All of these differences have important clinical, treatment, and research implications.
Chapter 15: Gender, Substance Use, and Substance Use Disorders
https://sunrisehouse.com/addiction-demographics/men/
https://sunrisehouse.com/addiction-demographics/pregnant-women/
https://doi.org/10.1177/1178221819833379
Chapter 16: Chemical Dependency: Current Issues and Future Prospects
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/substance-abuse-chemical-dependency
https://moodle.sus.edu/pluginfile.php/434719/course/section/134177/Chemical%20Dependency%20Document.pdf
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