Adolescent Drug Use and Adult Drug Problems in Women: Direct, Interactive, and Mediational Effects

Document Type

Article

Department

Community and Global Health (CGU)

Publication Date

5-1999

Disciplines

Clinical Psychology | Substance Abuse and Addiction

Abstract

Lex (1991, 1993) outlined a number of key differences in the characteristics, consequences, and genesis of substance abuse among women compared with men. She suggested that recent efforts in studying women as a special population have not yet filled all the gaps in knowledge. Similar conclusions have been reached by the Wilsnacks and their colleagues in their reviews focusing on alcohol abuse among women (e.g., Wilsnack & Wilsnack, 1995; Wilsnack, Wilsnack, & Hiller-Sturmhöfel, 1994). In particular, Wilsnack and Wilsnack (1990) noted that research on polydrug use among women has been neglected. We feel that longitudinal studies on the development of problems from polydrug use in women may be particularly beneficial in filling important gaps in knowledge, especially if this research spans crucial transitions in women's lives (Newcomb, 1996a, 1996b).

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© 1999 American Psychological Association

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