Gendering Addiction

Campbell, Nancy; Ettorre, Elizabeth

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“…How women construct meaning, interpret their experiences, and negotiate boundaries in relation to alcohol is inextricably linked to social contexts such as the greater stigma attached to women’s drinking, the degree to which “dry” cultures (e.g., the United States) emphasize a problem focus (Campbell & Ettorre, 2011), and norms in different communities such as sexual minority communities (Parks, 1999; Reyes, 1998). Therefore, future research might examine how representations differ among subgroups of women (including by sexual orientation) in different cultures.…”

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Alcohol in the life narratives of women: Commonalities and differences by sexual orientation

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Trocki

2013

Addiction Research & Theory

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Aim The aim of this study was to explore social representations of alcohol use among women, with a focus on possible differences between sexual minority and heterosexual women. Methods This qualitative study was part of a larger study examining mediators of heavier drinking among sexual minority women (lesbian identified, bisexual identified, and heterosexual identified with same sex partners) compared to heterosexual women based on the National Alcohol Survey. Qualitative in-depth life history interviews were conducted over the telephone with 48 women who had participated in the 2009–2010 National Alcohol Survey, including respondents representing different sexual orientation groups. Questions explored the lives and experiences of women, and how use of alcohol may connect to those experiences. Findings Representations about normative and risky use included social use, use in relation to community connection, addictive use and self-medication. Other representations common across groups included articulation of boundaries that were defined by negative exemplars, marked by indicators of loss of control, and maintained through selective engagement of social networks. Although representations across groups were similar, some representations, such as alcohol use in fostering community connection, appeared to be more salient for sexual minority women. The findings of the study underscore the importance of considering both commonalities and potential differences among women by sexual orientation in meanings and perceived risks associated with alcohol use in future research and intervention efforts.

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Alcohol in the life narratives of women: Commonalities and differences by sexual orientation

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Trocki

2013

Addiction Research & Theory

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“…Women addicts are expected to enter treatment not necessarily for themselves, but ‘in order to become stable enough to provide social stability for others – often for their male partners and children’ (Campbell and Ettorre, 2011, p. 179). Women may well try to conceal their drug and alcohol problems from health and social services – a choice that, for Campbell and Ettorre (2011, p. 180), should be viewed as a rational response to the social stigma faced by drug-using women and might equally be understood as a reasonable reaction to the threat of child removal (Barnard and Barlow, 2003). Research with service providers has found that substance use by women may be framed as ‘essentially harmful’ via a ‘gendered responsibilisation of women as foetal incubators and primary caregivers of infants’ (Benoit et al , 2014, p. 260).…”

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Substance misuse and parenting: making drugs and gender in the family court

Flacks

2019

International Journal of Law in Context

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Children tend to be represented as the quintessential victims of the ‘drug problem’, with drug-using parents, particularly mothers, characterised as vectors of the risks posed. Although evidence of drug use is not per se an impediment to retaining care of, or contact with, children (per Lady Hale in Re B [2013] UKSC 33, at para. 143), it does pose one of the greatest challenges to social and political norms about ‘good parenting’, and often has a powerful impact on decisions about care within UK family courts. While there is a considerable body of scholarship assessing criminal justice responses to drug use, there has been little research into how the family serves as an important site for the constitution of drug harms and the making of ‘drugs’ and ‘addiction’. This paper is informed by qualitative analysis of approximately 150 case reports in which drug use has been cited as relevant in the determination of guardianship/parenting. The purpose will not be to contest the difficult decisions that judges had to make in these cases but, using perspectives rooted in Science and Technology Studies and feminist drug scholarship, to remain attendant to the ontological multiplicity of objects that emerge from attempts to stabilise drug harms in legal narratives.

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“…Studies reveal that substance-using populations perceive others to view them as dangerous individuals who are selfishly focused on supplying their drug needs and doing whatever it takes to sustain their addiction (Campbell & Ettorre, 2011; Sanders, 2014). Considering societal expectations of womanhood,, women with substance use addictions violate gender norms of femininity (Thetford, 2004; Thompson, 2000).…”

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Intra-group stigma: Examining peer relationships among women in recovery for addictions

Gunn

Canada

2015

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

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This grounded theory study explores how women with histories of addiction perceive stigma while in treatment. In-depth interviews were conducted with 30 women participating in a residential drug treatment center. Previous research has found that support from peers during recovery can be critical to managing illnesses. In fact, researchers have postulated that peers can be a more effective form of support than even family. This study extends existing literature indicating that peer support systems can be supportive, however they can also can be perceived as negative support that impose stigmas. Findings reveal that women perceive stigmas due to how various types of drug use violate societal expectations and conflict with notions of deservingness. Specifically, the “hard users” (i.e., women who use heroin or crack cocaine) perceive stigmas regarding how their drug use violates norms of womanhood. Moreover, the “soft users” (i.e., those who use alcohol or marijuana) perceive stigmas that their drug use is considered undeserving of support. This paper explores the factors that contribute to stigma amongst populations who potentially face marginalization from larger society. Implications for treatment and group work are discussed.

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Gendering Addiction

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Alcohol in the life narratives of women: Commonalities and differences by sexual orientation

Alcohol in the life narratives of women: Commonalities and differences by sexual orientation

Substance misuse and parenting: making drugs and gender in the family court

Intra-group stigma: Examining peer relationships among women in recovery for addictions

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