In Addictive Behaviors in Women, leading experts from psychiatry, psychology, sociology, and social work concisely review the addictive process and the characteristic behaviors of women who are dependent on alcohol and/or drugs.

Personality and Addiction:Focus on Women.- Why Women Smoke.- Drugs, Alcohol, and the Dysfunctional Family: Male/Female Differences.- Alcohol’s Role in Sexual Assault.- Gender Differences in Biological Markers of Alcohol Use.- Peer Support Groups for Women in Treatment and Aftercare.- Dieting and Alcohol Use in Women.- Alcohol Effects in Postmenopausal Women.- Effects of Alcohol and Sex Hormones on Host Immune Response in Males and Females.- Women, Recovery Groups, and “Love Addiction”.- Sexuality Issues of Chemically Dependent Women.- Women and Substance Abuse: A General Review.- Service Needs of Injection Drug Users: Gender and Racial Differences.- Cannabis Use in the General Population: Male/Female Differences?.- Effects of Chemical Dependency in Parenting Women.- Women and Health-Related Behaviors: Interrelations Among Substance Use, Sexual Behaviors, and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).- Effects of Drugs of Abuse on Reproductive Function in Women and Pregnancy.- Sex Differences in Children of Substance-Abusing Parents.- A Comparison of Addictive Behaviors Between Homeless Men and Women.

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