Gender Differences in Substance Use, Problems, Social Situation and Treatment Experiences among Clients Entering Addiction Treatment in Stockholm:

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

JessicaStorbjörk¹ 

关键词: Gender;    treatment;    alcohol;    drugs;    Sweden;   

DOI  :  10.2478/v10199-011-0020-5

学科分类：生物化学/生物物理

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

AIMWhile gender differences in substance use/problems have been found to be smaller in more gender-equal countries such as Sweden, gender-specific norms still prevail, and women's (mis)use continues to be more condemned than men's. This article analyses and discusses similarities and differences between the sexes in alcohol and drug treatment in terms of men's and women's treatment experiences, consumption/problems, social situation, and life-domain problems.METHOD1865 respondents were interviewed (structured interview) at the beginning of a new treatment episode in 2000–2002 in Stockholm County (sample representative of those starting a new treatment episode for alcohol or drug problems in Stockholm County). Responses are cross-tabulated by sex and multivariate logistic regression is used to predict whether men or women have more severe problems in various life domains of the Addiction Severity Index (ASI composite scores).ResultsBivariate analyses showed that women and men differ significantly in their ...

【 授权许可】

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