Table of Contents

Foreword
1. Pathways to Substance Abuse among Girls and Women
2. Women and Smoking
3. Women and Alcohol
4. Women and Prescription and Illicit Drugs
5. Pregnancy and Substance Abuse
6. Getting Over the influence
7. prevention and Policy Opportunities across the Life Spam
Acknowledgments
Appendix: Resources
Notes
Index

About the Author

The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University was founded in 1992 by Joseph A. Califano, Jr., who served as President Lyndon Johnson's chief assistant for domestic affairs and as Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under President Jimmy Carter. CASA is a research and policy organization dedicated to combating substance abuse, bringing together the professional disciplines necessary to study and combat abuse of all substances - alcohol, tobacco, and illegal, prescription, and performance-enhancing drugs - in all sectors of society.

Reviews

An excellent starting point for patrons researching the topic, as it examines substance abuse in women of all ages.
*Library Journal*

The first of its kind and the product of 10 years of research.
*Southern Review of Books*

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*

This readable and useful treatise wil be a valuable resource on substance abuse for readers in a variety of disciplines.
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