Women tend to be less independent financially than men, so they’re less able to afford treatment and to take off work., so they’re more likely to say “no way, I can’t leave the kids now—maybe later.”
Women are sometimes in a relationship where their partner doesn’t support the idea of addiction treatment for some reason .Two therapies that are working well for women with SUD include trauma-informed care and gender-responsive treatment. Trauma-informed care is exactly what it sounds like: an acknowledgment and awareness of the impact of trauma on a person’s life. This provides a more complete picture of the SUD patient’s situation—past and present. And it shifts the care focus from “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?” Given the high incidence of trauma in women with SUD, it’s no wonder this type of care is having such a positive impact.
That is finally changing. Women with SUD are benefitting greatly from the new women-centric research, as treatment protocols and strategies are evolving to reflect the new findings. I believe this trend in the addiction field will continue, and that’s a great thing.
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