Women & Drugs

A three-year study on women and young girls (ages 8–22) from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University revealed that girls and young women use substances for reasons different than boys and young men. The study also found that the signals and situations of higher risk are different and that girls and young women are more vulnerable to abuse and addiction: they get hooked faster and suffer the consequences sooner than boys and young men. More

Frequently Asked Questions

• What is the potential impact of using marijuana while pregnant? 
• Are resources available on how to keep my daughter healthy and drug-free?
  

Publications

• The NSDUH Report: Substance Use Treatment among Women of Childrearing Age
• The DASIS Report: Adolescent Treatment Admissions by Gender, 2005
• Women and Prescription Drugs Fact Sheet

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