This paper provides a brief overview of research on women and alcohol and introduces a
virtual issue of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research devoted to this important …

BACKGROUND: Sex differences in addictive disorders have been described. Preclinical
studies have implicated the striatal dopamine system in these differences, but human studies …

The present study examined predictors of participation and retention for patients treated at
an urban, hospital-based outpatient substance abuse treatment clinic. All patients were …

Dysregulation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis influences the risk for
developing stress-related disorders. Sex-dependent differences in the HPA axis stress response …

Preclinical studies have shown that stress and glucocorticoids increase mesolimbic dopamine
(DA) and thereby facilitate psychostimulant self-administration. The relationship between …

Background: Binge drinking is associated with risky sexual behaviors and sexually transmitted
diseases (STDs). Few studies have investigated this by gender or in an STD clinic. This …

Background: This paper reviews the literature on the identification and treatment of pregnant,
alcohol‐abusing women, with special emphasis on poor women who have access to …

Blockade of brain μ-opioid receptor (μ-OR) and δ-opioid receptor (δ-OR) was investigated in
recently abstinent alcohol-dependent subjects (N= 21) maintained on naltrexone. Subjects …

In the general population, women are disproportionately affected by anxiety and affective
disorders compared with men [1]. In contrast, the prevalence of alcohol and drug abuse/…

Background Stress and anxiety are widely considered to be causally related to alcohol
craving and consumption, as well as development and maintenance of alcohol use disorder ( …