Addiction & Recovery articles from July 1991

Addiction & Recovery archives from July 1991

Criminal prosecution of pregnant drug users: bad law and worse health policy. (editorial)
July 1, 1991... On July 13, 1989, Jennifer Johnson became the first woman in the United States to be convicted of "delivering a controlled substance to a minor" as a result of her drug use during pregnancy. Since as a legal matter, the delivery under this...

Barriers to treatment for alcoholic women.
July 1, 1991... Despite increasing scientific knowledge about women and alcohol in the past decade (e.g., NIAAA, 1986; Wilsnack & Beckman, 1984 and increasing public awareness of women's alcohol problems, women continue to be both underrepresented in and...

Recovery for two: pregnancy and addiction.
July 1, 1991... Case Study Chrishandra is a 23-year-old single, black female with a ninth grade education. She is the mother of an eight-year-old daughter and a one-year-old son. The daughter is in foster care. A third child died three years ago...

A double dose of powerlessness: sex-role socialization and alcoholism in women.
July 1, 1991... Introduction Alcoholism is an illness which renders its victims increasingly powerless to manage their lives. Women in this country are raised to believe they have less power than men. When alcoholic women drink or use other drugs to...

Crack-dependent women and sexuality: implications for STD acquisition and transmission. (sexually transmitted diseases)
July 1, 1991... Crack-cocaine has done much to devastate an inner city community structure which was already fragmented. Its toll includes higher rates of addiction and street crime and the violence and death associated with drug trafficking and black...

A feminist perspective on addictions.
July 1, 1991... A feminist perspective on addictions suggests that social, cultural, political and economic realities can engender conditions which cause both women and men to develop addictive behaviors. Such a view in no way negates the disease model, nor...

Women are drinking like men: equal at last?
July 1, 1991... Are women beginning to drink more like men? Yes, according to a study by Patricia W. Mercer and Khalil A. Kahvari (CQ), of the University of Wisconsin, published in the journal Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research. When they...

When women "fail." (addicted women)
July 1, 1991... Gender is a major determining factor in our lives. It has a tremendous influence over our personality, our behavior and our orientation toward such issues as rules, competition, relationships and addiction. In a study done by Janet Lever...

Early recovery. (from chemical dependency) (part 3)
July 1, 1991... Living with chemical dependency requires a fundamental understanding of the very nature of chronic diseases. These diseases are usually marked by a gradual onset, indefinite duration and intermittent and/or progressive denial of the disease...

Women in Congress agree on treatment targeted to mothers ... but little else. (interview of four women legislators on drug related legislation)
July 1, 1991... Ten years ago, 18 women were serving in Congress. Today, there are eleven more. Women still make up less than ten percent of all members of Congress. Despite the low numbers, individual women are beginning to have a larger impact on...

Friday nights. (personal narrative of a recovering addict using Alcoholics Anonymous)
July 1, 1991... Not all stories about family alcoholism are unremitting tales of trauma and tragedy. Sometimes, as I look back on my heritage, I see a gentle grace in the progression toward recovery. Fifty-eight years ago my grandfather spent his Friday...

Women, Drugs and the Unborn Child.
July 1, 1991... "Women, Drugs and the Unborn Child" is a two-part series on prenatal drug use suitable for audiences junior high age through adult. Part I, "Treating the Chemically Dependent Woman and Her Child," presents tools for understanding and treating...

AIDS Is About Secrets.
July 1, 1991... The life situations of four African-American women whose behaviors put them at risk for HIV infection are chronicled. The women are sex partners of IV drug users and must make decisions about their relationships and their own survival. ...

Drugs, Smoking and Alcohol During Pregnancy.
July 1, 1991... Some of Beth's friends tell her not to smoke, drink, or even take aspirin while pregnant; others say not to worry about it. With friends offering all kinds of advice, mothers often become confused and do not know what to believe. Using...