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Addiction Treatment for Women
Women and men tend to differ in their symptoms, experiences, and treatment needs with addiction. Addiction treatment for women should focus on the underlying contributors to the development of a substance use disorder. It should also integrate the unique mental health and lifestyle needs of women.
Centric Behavioral Health offers addiction treatment for women that’s science and evidence-based, and highly individualized to the needs of each client.
Women and Substance Use
Women face different issues than men with substance use, and these differences are influenced by sex differences based on biology and gender differences based on cultural views of the roles of men and women.
Research over the years has highlighted some realities about women and patterns of substance use, including:
- Women use substances in different ways than men. For example, a woman might use smaller amounts of a substance before developing an addiction.
- Women respond to substances differently than men. A woman might experience more substance cravings and be at a greater risk of relapsing after receiving treatment.
- Sex hormones can make women more susceptible to drug effects than men.
- There may be more physical side effects for women who use substances. For example, women are more likely to develop heart issues.
- A woman is more likely to go to an emergency department or die from substance abuse than a man.
- There are brain changes in women who use addictive substances that vary from those seen in men.
- When a woman is a domestic violence victim, she is at a greater risk of substance use and abuse.
- Losing child custody, divorce, or death can trigger women to use substances or develop symptoms of other mental health disorders.
- A woman who uses substances with an addictive potential is more likely to experience depression, anxiety, or panic attacks.
Centric Behavioral Health offers women drug and alcohol rehab that considers their unique needs. Our drug rehab centers for women focus on the differences in how drugs affect women and also how their treatment needs are distinct from men.
Treatments Options
Our programs provide world-class, evidence-based treatment for substance abuse, dual diagnosis, and mental health conditions, all within boutique, supportive environments. With expertly trained staff and personalized treatment plans, you can trust that choosing one of our facilities means receiving the highest standard of care tailored to your unique needs.
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Using Substances During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
When a woman is pregnant, substance use creates serious health risks for her and the baby. Drugs, including alcohol, stimulants, and opioids, can harm unborn babies. Some substances increase the miscarriage risk, and some drugs can raise a mother’s blood pressure to dangerous levels or cause seizures.
When women use substances regularly throughout pregnancy, the baby might experience withdrawal after birth, called neonatal abstinence syndrome or NAS. The severity and type of withdrawal the baby goes through depends on many factors, including how often the mother used the substance, how long it was used, how her body metabolizes it, and if the baby was born prematurely or full-term.
Some substances can be found in breast milk, and scientists believe exposure as an infant could impact a child’s learning abilities and brain function.
Pregnant or breastfeeding women face stigma about substance abuse, making them less likely to receive treatment. Treatment providers must be sensitive to issues women deal with when they’re pregnant or breastfeeding and have an addiction to drugs or alcohol.
Centric Behavioral Health offers women substance abuse treatment in a safe and nonjudgmental environment. Addiction treatment for women at our facilities is available both inpatient and outpatient, so you can find a program that will suit your needs.
What Are the Symptoms of Addiction in Women?
Addiction is a complex disease known as a severe substance use disorder. Women who have an addiction to drugs or alcohol see it affect their behavior and brain. The key symptom of addiction for men or women is compulsive, out-of-control substance use.
The substance becomes the top priority, as does getting more and maintaining a supply.
When someone has an addiction to drugs or alcohol, they continue to use them even though they know it’s causing negative outcomes and consequences.
Other addiction symptoms include:
- Experiencing the need to use the substance daily and often several times a day
- Intense urges to use the substance that blocks out other feelings or thoughts
- Developing a tolerance and needing larger doses to get the same effects
- Spending money on the substance to the point that it’s creating financial issues
- Not meeting other life obligations
- Putting oneself in risky situations when under the influence of the substance or to get more of it
- Having withdrawal symptoms when trying to stop
A person with an addiction will often experience physical health issues, have problems at school or work, and neglect their appearance. They might also go through drastic behavioral changes in a variety of ways.
Centric Behavioral Health is a leading provider of addiction treatment for women and treatment for co-occurring mental health disorders.
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Locations
Centric Behavioral Health has multiple locations throughout the United States that are designed for your ultimate comfort while you seeking treatment for addiction and mental health disorders. Explore our current programs and continue to check back as we expand our locations in order to provide high-quality treatment to those who need it most.
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Finding Addiction Treatment for Women
There are barriers to treatment for women that men don’t experience, or at least not as significantly.
One is the worry about leaving behind family. Women are often primary caretakers for their children and family, so they worry about being able to leave for rehab. Another barrier to getting treatment for women is that they worry about how people will perceive them and how it will affect things like child custody.
Women tend to progress more quickly to full-blown addiction than men after using a substance, and their withdrawal symptoms may be more intense.
Addiction treatment for women needs to include all of these considerations. Treatment programs should integrate parenting classes, job training, and other programs specific to the needs of women.
Women also respond more to supportive therapy than other approaches.
Centric Behavioral Health Offers Addiction Treatment For Women
Positive outcomes in treatment for women are often associated with a warm and empathetic therapist. Women must feel like they’re in a nurturing, safe, and supportive environment. Other elements of addiction treatment for women should include mutual respect and compassion.
Women also often require trauma-informed care. Drug rehab centers for women should provide trauma-informed care because women with addictions and substance use disorders are highly likely to have experienced trauma at some point.
For women in treatment, a single-gender program may also be best. Research shows that same-sex groups are better for women than mixed groups and can help improve treatment retention.
So many variables play a role in addiction, with sex being one of those. Women face unique situations that lead to addiction and different treatment barriers than men.
Centric Behavioral Health offers addiction treatment for women that considers these things. Treatment programs are personalized, guided by research, and built on an important human connection in this journey. If you are looking for mental health or addiction treatment services, Centric Behavioral Health can help. If you’d like to learn more about our inpatient drug rehab centers, contact us today.
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