gender

The Power of Collaboration Project: Substance Use Disorder treatment for women

Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster

18 November 2024

The Power of Collaboration is a joint project between ISSUP and the GWN. This initiative delves into three critical areas in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment for women: MIND THE GAP: GLOBAL SURVEY EXAMINING ACCESS FOR SUBSTANCE USE...

Gender mainstreaming for health managers: a practical approach

Booklet

11 April 2011

The manual is a user-friendly guide aimed to raise awareness and develop skills on gender analysis and gender responsive planning in health sector activities. The Manual is conceptually structured to move from awareness to action throughout...

Stress and substance use among sexual and gender minority individuals

Scientific article

Sexual and gender minority individuals face marked disparities in substance use. This narrative review explores research on substance use in sexual and gender minority communities. The authors define the sexual and gender minority...

The Language of Stigma and Substance Use Disorder

ISSUP Webinar

22 March 2023

ISSUP are pleased to present the First Session in the Webinar Series on Stigma and Substance Use. The First Session will be hosted by ISSUP South Africa, with support from ISSUP UK, on the topic of 'The Language of Stigma and Substance Use Disorder'.

The Language of Stigma and Substance Use Disorder

22 March 2023

Pretoria

South Africa

ISSUP would like to invite you to the First Session in the Webinar Series on and Substance Use. The First Session will be hosted by ISSUP South Africa, with support from ISSUP UK, on the topic of 'The Language of Stigma and Substance Use Disorder'.

Black girls and referrals: racial and gender disparities in self-reported referral to substance use disorder assessment among justice-involved children

Scientific article

14 October 2022

Background There is a higher prevalence of substance use disorder (SUD) among justice-involved children (JIC). It is critical to ensure that JIC who report current use are referred for SUD assessment and potentially life-saving treatment...

Women, men and alcohol: Why is gender important in alcohol control policies?

25 October 2022

Online

This webinar will raise awareness of the importance of gender when addressing alcohol-related harms, present current research evidence and share examples of how communities are addressing these issues.

Key questions to be addressed include:

what evidence do we have about whether gender impacts policies which seek to address alcohol availability, affordability and acceptability?

Symposium on gender and drugs

22 November 2022

Lisbon

Portugal

Date: 22 November 2022, 9.00 to 17.00 Lisbon time
Location: LxAddictions conference site

Treatment outcome and readmission risk among women in women-only versus mixed-gender drug treatment programs in Chile

Scientific article

1 September 2021

Abstract Introduction Traditional treatment programs for substance use disorder (SUD) tend to be male-dominated environments, which can negatively affect women's access to treatment and related outcomes. Women's specific treatment needs...

Women and drugs in Europe — why gender matters?

30 March 2022

Online

Description: This webinar will explore recent patterns and trends in drug use among women in Europe and the role played by gender in influencing women’s consumption behaviours across settings and the life course.