Illicit drug use and co-morbidities: a gender perspective

Abstract At the global level, women are more likely than men to misuse pharmaceutical drugs, particularly pharmaceutical opioids and tranquillizers. By contrast women are three times less likely than men to use cannabis, cocaine or amphetamines and one in five people who inject drugs are women.Thi...

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Main Author: M. Torrens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2023-03-01
Series:European Psychiatry
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S092493382300130X/type/journal_article