Although significant advances have been made in the field to date, gender-based issues for
women remain a neglected area in much of substance abuse research. In the current study …

The purpose of this study was to elucidate the etiological pathways towards substance use
and risky sexual behavior in female adolescent substance abusers. The study had three …

Although substantial advances have been made in the field, only scant research has been
conducted on substance use among women. In the current study (n= 132), we examined …

Aims. This study investigated whether child sexual abuse (CSA) was associated with earlier
substance use and greater severity of substance dependence and what aspects of CSA …

Background: It is increasingly becoming accepted that substance use disorders, including
substance abuse and substance dependence, are closely related to childhood trauma and …

Objective: Early exposure to drug use and sexual abuse may contribute to later substance
use, causing downstream effects on sexual and pregnancy-related behaviors. We applied …

Objective: Sexual-minority women are at heightened risk for a number of mental health
problems, including hazardous alcohol consumption, depression, and anxiety. We …

Purpose: In this paper, we develop and test a model for predicting sexual risk for HIV and
other STDs. Methods: Researchers interviewed 528 women and men with a history of …

Background This study examined relationships between substance use patterns and
problems and sexual health outcomes among low-income, urban, African-American female …

BACKGROUND:: Although previous studies have reported behavioral correlates of sexually-
transmitted diseases (STDs) and psychosocial correlates of risky behavior, research has not …