Sex and gender differences in substance use disorders

RK McHugh, VR Votaw, DE Sugarman… - Clinical psychology …, 2018 - Elsevier
The gender gap in substance use disorders (SUDs), characterized by greater prevalence in
men, is narrowing, highlighting the importance of understanding sex and gender differences …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment interventions for women with alcohol use disorder

BS McCrady, EE Epstein, KF Fokas - Alcohol research: current …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Women with alcohol use disorder (AUD) experience more barriers to AUD treatment and are
less likely to access treatment than men with AUD. A literature review identified several …

A gender perspective of addictive disorders

F Fonseca, M Robles-Martínez, J Tirado-Muñoz… - Current addiction …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Substance use disorders (SUD) affect differentially women and
men. Although the prevalence has been reported higher in men, those women with addictive …

Sex differences in alcohol consumption and alcohol-associated liver disease

CA Kezer, DA Simonetto, VH Shah - Mayo clinic proceedings, 2021 - Elsevier
Alcohol-associated liver disease is becoming increasingly prevalent throughout the United
States. Previously alcohol-associated liver disease was known to affect men more often than …

Understanding barriers to specialty substance abuse treatment among Latinos

M Pinedo, S Zemore, S Rogers - Journal of substance abuse treatment, 2018 - Elsevier
Background National studies have documented that Latinos are less likely to use specialty
substance abuse treatment (eg, rehabilitation programs, in/out-patient services) than other …

Gender disparities in alcohol use disorder treatment among privately insured patients with alcohol‐associated cirrhosis

JL Mellinger, A Fernandez, K Shedden… - Alcoholism: Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background The burden of alcohol‐associated cirrhosis (AC) is high, and though alcohol
cessation improves mortality, many patients fail to engage in alcohol use disorder (AUD) …

Gender differences in use of alcohol treatment services and reasons for nonuse in a national sample

PA Gilbert, G Pro, SE Zemore, N Mulia… - Alcoholism: Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background The majority of adults with alcohol use disorders do not obtain help, and
women are less likely to utilize alcohol services than men. We sought to quantify gender …

Women's barriers to specialty substance abuse treatment: A qualitative exploration of racial/ethnic differences

M Pinedo, S Zemore, J Beltrán-Girón, P Gilbert… - Journal of immigrant and …, 2020 - Springer
To explore barriers to specialty substance abuse treatment programs among women with
recent substance use disorders by race/ethnicity. Qualitative interviews were conducted with …

Disparities in the receipt of alcohol brief intervention: the Intersectionality of sex, age, and race/ethnicity

S Parthasarathy, FW Chi, V Metz, A Kline‐Simon… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims The increasing trend in alcohol consumption among women,
exacerbated by the COVID‐19 pandemic, is of growing concern. Screening, brief …

Need for and receipt of substance use disorder treatment among adults, by gender, in the United States

CE Martin, AB Parlier-Ahmad, L Beck… - Public Health …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives Disparities in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment use persist across groups,
including gender. Using a gender-informed approach to expand treatment capacity and …