Alcohol Treatment Centers for Women

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As in many areas of life, (including U.S. politics), women are finally being afforded opportunities once reserved only for men, including alcohol treatment centers for women struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. “Despite the fact that men outnumber women in terms of having alcohol-related problems, women are more vulnerable to many of the effects of alcohol use,” said Young May Cha, a research analyst at Duke University Medical Center. “Although we live in a society that favors equality between the sexes, men and women are not equal when it involves being affected by alcohol,” Cha said.
Alcohol treatment centers for women are one of the most welcomed of such a well-deserved boost for women’s health and equality.
A top rated example of this is Harmony Place Exclusively For Women, a California based gender specific dual-diagnosis program designed specifically for women struggling with addiction and co-occurring disorders. Harmony Place purposefully created their drug and alcohol treatment center for women expressly to offer gender specific drug and alcohol help and recovery resources to that previously ignored population.

Females are not only less sensitive to the sedating effects of alcohol, but researchers at Duke University Medical Center have also found that the cycling hormonal levels of women can mediate alcohol’s effects, making them more vulnerable to negative consequences of drinking. Thus, though rehabilitation centers for men exclusively have been in existence for some time, there now is an answer to the call for alcohol treatment centers for women, as well. Harmony Place, through their original dual diagnosis Malibu program, recognized this need and has been providing gender specific drug and alcohol treatment for women to great success. More information about alcohol treatment centers for women can be found through the Harmony Place Exclusively For Women website, at www.harmonyplace.net

admin @ May 9, 2008

3 Comments

  1. Looking For The Finest Drug And Alcohol Treatment Centers May 13, 2008 @ 2:25 pm

    The most important thing that a person who is addicted to drugs can have is a group of loving and caring individuals. This support will enable the person to overcome their addiction with less difficulty.

  2. Lora May 14, 2008 @ 7:12 pm

    yes I do agree that women could be more vulnerable to becoming an alcoholic. The pressure of raising a family, in-hormonal balance, pressure of work, relationships…ect They are all factors that take a toll on our bodies therefore it is easier for women to become alcoholics!!

    Lora

    http://www.drug-rehab.ca/

  3. linda kautainuk July 8, 2008 @ 10:18 am

    I WANNA GO TO A TREATMENT. I’VE BEEN NON STOP DRINKING WITH MY FRIEND’S
    FOR A PAST COUPLE YEAR’S AND I JUST WANNA DRINK AND SLEEP.
    THAT’S ALLL I DO IN MY LIFE.

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