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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
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| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: | Columbia University. National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse. |
| ISBN: | 0801882273 9780801882272 0801882281 9780801882289 |
| OCLC Number: | 58431789 |
| Description: | xi, 292 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Pathways to substance abuse among girls and women -- Women and smoking -- Women and alcohol -- Women and prescription and illicit drugs -- Pregnancy and substance abuse -- Getting over the influence -- Prevention and policy opportunities across the life span. |
| Responsibility: | the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University ; foreword by Joseph A. Califano, Jr. |
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Abstract:
Documents the physical and emotional effects of substance abuse in girls and women. This book explores the role of the advertising and entertainment industries in popularizing various substances of abuse, and discusses the way America responds to this enormous health problem. It includes historical anecdotes and testimonies from recovering women.
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"Thoughtfully examines the myriad factors that enhance vulnerability to substance-abuse problems across the life span and the unique challenges of life-stage transitions in women." -- New England Journal of Medicine
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