Centre of Excellence for Women's Health, Vancouver, BC V6H 3N1, Canada.
School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 2206 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Mar 31;17(7):2352. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17072352.
Substance use and misuse is a significant global health issue that requires a sex- and gender-based analysis. Substance use patterns and trends are gendered: that is, women and men, girls and boys, and gender-diverse people often exhibit different rates of use of substances, reasons for use, modes of administration, and effects of use. Sex-specific effects and responses to substances are also important, with various substances affecting females and males differentially. Nevertheless, much research and practice in responding to substance use and misuse remains gender blind, ignoring the impacts of sex and gender on this important health issue. This special issue identifies how various aspects of sex and gender matter in substance use, illustrates the application of sex- and gender-based analyses to a range of substances, populations and settings, and assists in progressing sex and gender science in relation to substance use.
药物使用和滥用是一个重大的全球健康问题，需要进行基于性别的分析。药物使用模式和趋势具有性别特征：也就是说，女性和男性、女孩和男孩以及性别多样化的人通常表现出不同的物质使用率、使用原因、用药方式和使用效果。对物质的特定性别影响和反应也很重要，各种物质对女性和男性的影响也不同。然而，在应对药物使用和滥用方面，许多研究和实践仍然忽视了性和性别对这一重要健康问题的影响。本期特刊确定了性和性别在药物使用中的各个方面是如何起作用的，说明了将基于性别的分析应用于一系列物质、人群和环境的方法，并有助于促进与药物使用有关的性别和性别科学。
