Gender relations in addiction and recovery

被引:93
作者
Amaro, H [1 ]
HardyFanta, C [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MASSACHUSETTS,CTR WOMEN POLIT & PUBL POLICY,BOSTON,MA 02125
关键词
addiction; drug use; gender relations; recovery; women;
D O I
10.1080/02791072.1995.10471698
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
This article adds to the growing but still limited literature on the role of gender relations in women's addiction and recovery. In-depth interviews were conducted with 35 women randomly drawn from a large study of drug-abusing pregnant women who were recruited into an HIV/AIDS prevention program. These interviews explored conditions surrounding initiation and continuation of drug use, past and current sexual/love relationships, and experiences in the HIV/AIDS prevention program. Throughout the interviews, the women participants consistently voiced feelings stressing the importance of relationships in their lives. At the same time, they expressed a sense of disconnection and deprivation in those relationships. Four areas in which relationships with male partners ran counter to women's needs for connection are discussed ill this article: initiation into drug use and supply of drugs, disappointment in men for failure to be providers, experience of violence, and opposition to treatment. The implications of these findings for substance abuse treatment are discussed.
引用
收藏
页码:325 / 337
页数:13
相关论文
共 33 条
[1]   VIOLENCE DURING PREGNANCY AND SUBSTANCE USE [J].
AMARO, H ;
FRIED, LE ;
CABRAL, H ;
ZUCKERMAN, B .
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 1990, 80 (05) :575-579
[2]  
AMARO H, 1989, PEDIATRICS, V84, P144
[3]   A COMPARISON OF BLACK-AND-WHITE WOMEN ENTERING ALCOHOLISM-TREATMENT [J].
AMARO, H ;
BECKMAN, LJ ;
MAYS, VM .
JOURNAL OF STUDIES ON ALCOHOL, 1987, 48 (03) :220-228
[4]   SEX-DIFFERENCES IN ADDICT CAREERS .4. TREATMENT [J].
ANGLIN, MD ;
HSER, YI ;
BOOTH, MW .
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE, 1987, 13 (03) :253-280
[5]   ETHNIC-DIFFERENCES IN NARCOTICS ADDICTION .1. CHARACTERISTICS OF CHICANO AND ANGLO METHADONE-MAINTENANCE CLIENTS [J].
ANGLIN, MD ;
RYAN, TM ;
BOOTH, MW ;
HSER, YI .
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE ADDICTIONS, 1988, 23 (02) :125-149
[6]  
[Anonymous], 1986, NEW PSYCHOL WOMEN
[7]  
BECKMAN L, 1986, J STUD ALCOHOL, V47, P220
[8]   THE TREATMENT-DELIVERY SYSTEM AND ALCOHOL-ABUSE IN WOMEN - SOCIAL-POLICY IMPLICATIONS [J].
BECKMAN, LJ ;
KOCEL, KM .
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ISSUES, 1982, 38 (02) :139-151
[9]  
BECKMAN LJ, 1984, ALCOHOL PROBLEMS WOM
[10]  
BERENSON D, 1976, SEXUAL COUNSELING PE