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Intervention model for substance-using women
1College of Nursing, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824-1317, USA. 21415tie@MSU.edu
Treatment programs for pregnant women using alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs are generally ineffective because of a focus that is male-oriented and because of an emphasis on primarily fetal outcomes. This paper examines women's addiction to alcohol and other drugs from a feminist perspective. Published literature over the past decade on the importance of relationships in the etiology of women's drug-use behavior is reviewed and an intervention model based on home visits and framed in the context of women's relationships is proposed.
Treatment programs for pregnant women using alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs are generally ineffective because of a focus that is male-oriented and because of an emphasis on primarily fetal outcomes. This paper examines women's addiction to alcohol and other drugs from a feminist perspective. Published literature over the past decade on the importance of relationships in the etiology of women's drug-use behavior is reviewed and an intervention model based on home visits and framed in the context of women's relationships is proposed.