Nelson-Zlupko L, Kauffman E, Dore M M
Family Center, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
Soc Work. 1995 Jan;40(1):45-54.
This article draws on current addiction research to describe the unique characteristics and treatment needs of chemically dependent women and how they differ from those of chemically dependent men. It explores similarities between women who are drug addicted and all women who experience gender-based oppression. The authors suggest that drug use is a coping strategy that some women adopt to manage this oppression. Finally, the article looks at traditional drug treatment programs, which have been designed to treat male addicts and fail to address the treatment needs of women. The authors offer an alternative treatment model designed to meet those needs. Parallels between characteristics of this alternative treatment model and social work practice are drawn, and opportunities and strategies for social workers to intervene with female addicts are identified.
本文借鉴当前的成瘾研究，描述了药物依赖女性的独特特征和治疗需求，以及她们与药物依赖男性的不同之处。它探讨了吸毒成瘾女性与所有遭受性别压迫的女性之间的相似之处。作者认为，吸毒是一些女性用来应对这种压迫的一种策略。最后，本文审视了传统的戒毒治疗项目，这些项目旨在治疗男性成瘾者，未能满足女性的治疗需求。作者提供了一种旨在满足这些需求的替代治疗模式。文中还探讨了这种替代治疗模式的特点与社会工作实践之间的相似之处，并确定了社会工作者对成瘾女性进行干预的机会和策略。
