tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post6181637672634647155..comments2023-10-05T04:44:25.174-05:00Comments on Addiction Inbox: Book Review (Part Three): Women Under the InfluenceDirk Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429793255785560043noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-49641259459744138252007-08-26T15:27:00.000-05:002007-08-26T15:27:00.000-05:00Hi Owen:Here's some citations for you--"Three quar...Hi Owen:<BR/><BR/>Here's some citations for you--<BR/><BR/>"Three quarters of female inmates are mothers of at least one child; between 4 and 15 percent are pregnant when they enter prison"--Wellisch, J., et. al., "Jail: A found opportunity for intervening with drug-abusing pregnant women." JOURNAL OF CORRECTIONAL HEALTH CARE 1(1) 17-38<BR/>1994.<BR/><BR/>--"Women drug users are at increased risk for unprotected sex...and multiple sex partners." --Mott, F.L., et.al., "Linkages between sexual activity and alcohol and drug use among American adolescents." FAMILY PLANNING PERSPECTIVE, 20(3) 128-136 1988.<BR/><BR/>--"A recent study of pregnant substance abusers found that those who enrolled in a day treatment program tended to have more severe crack-related and other drug problems...and tended to have more children than nonenrollees." --Haller, D.L., et. al, "Factors influencing treatment enrollment by pregnant substance abusers." AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE, 29 (1) 117-131, 2003.Dirk Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07429793255785560043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-10170763597275793222007-08-26T14:52:00.000-05:002007-08-26T14:52:00.000-05:00It's troubling that so many women are addicted to ...It's troubling that so many women are addicted to illegal substances -- and that so many are mothers. I can guess at some of the reasons for this. But I'd like to know if there is more than anecdotal evidence to explain the statistics.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.com