Women under the Influence
Author: The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
Date Published: 2006
This book demonstrates how significant a problem substance abuse has become for American women. Each year scores of thousands die from heart disease, stroke, and cancer - substance abuse is the number one preventable factor in each of these killing and crippling ailments. Some 6 million girls and women abuse or are addicted to alcohol, 15 million use illicit drugs and misuse prescription drugs, and nearly 32 million smoke cigarettes. This book shines a light into the dark corners of this problem, removes the stigma, and suggests how women and girls with substance abuse and addiction problems can get the help they need to regain control of their lives.
Date Published: 2006
This book demonstrates how significant a problem substance abuse has become for American women. Each year scores of thousands die from heart disease, stroke, and cancer - substance abuse is the number one preventable factor in each of these killing and crippling ailments. Some 6 million girls and women abuse or are addicted to alcohol, 15 million use illicit drugs and misuse prescription drugs, and nearly 32 million smoke cigarettes. This book shines a light into the dark corners of this problem, removes the stigma, and suggests how women and girls with substance abuse and addiction problems can get the help they need to regain control of their lives.
