SOC 001 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Asian Americans, Miscarriage

• School: College of The Sequoias
• Department: Sociology (SOC)
• Course: SOC 001
• Professor: basham

Document Summary

More likely to recreationally use drugs than women. Influence of others often causes women to begin using drugs. At most risk of using drugs if poor/homeless. Women are likely to have continued use of drugs because of their reliance on men (mostly regarding spouses) Health risks, domestic issues and stigmatizations are specific to women"s drug use. (health risks worse for women). People consider the physiological cycles of women as affecting their well-being much more than men. (menstruation, pregnancy, etc. : not really well-founded. Women in the military are more likely to use drugs than men. Psychiatric disorders often precede drug abuse, especially in women. Women are more likely to be prescribed drugs than men for similar health issues. Women with eating disorders often exhibit drug abuse. Pregnant women are more likely to experience stds and emotional disorders. More likely to get hiv from sharing needles, or get stds from men.