Prescription drug addiction is an escalating crisis that disproportionately affects women, leading to severe health consequences and devastating impacts on their lives. This issue — often overshadowed ...

Drug addiction is a serious issue affecting millions of people worldwide, and women are not immune to this epidemic. Despite the widespread recognition of the problem, many women go to great lengths ...

“Thinking.” “Feeling.” “Actions.” The words are written on a white board in a classroom at J. Reuben Long Detention Center Wednesday morning. A small group of women are gathered there, laughing, and ...

Two recent reports inspired me to write about the topic of women getting treatment for substance use disorder (SUD). The first was a recent National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute on ...

Inspiring Story of a Single Mother Overcoming Addiction Lake Worth, United States - February 2, 2026 / Addiction ...

In another life, Darnella Cummings searched the floor on her hands and knees for spilled bits of crack cocaine. She was in her early 30s doing secretarial work and her addiction to drugs and alcohol ...

Although women are still widely underrepresented in studies on addiction, we are gradually moving towards a culture that not only acknowledges their legitimate struggles with alcoholism, sex and love ...

Maynard is part of an increasing cohort of women who have been drinking (or abusing) alcohol more than women did only a few decades ago, and in patterns increasingly similar to men's. Health officials ...

Christina Cook hosts the podcast "The Broke Girl Society." For PS's Radical Honesty issue, she discusses overcoming gambling addiction. Read more radically honest stories here. I started gambling when ...

‘Smackan’, ‘blackiya’, ‘dangerous’— Punjab’s female drug addicts fight a lonely battle. For many, a Kapurthala de-addiction centre is the only option.

NATCHITOCHES, LA, UNITED STATES, January 12, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Magnolia Belle Women’s Addiction Wellness proudly announces its opening, expanding access ...