Sex Differences in Substance Abuse: 1976–1979
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of the Addictions
- Vol. 18 (1) , 71-87
- https://doi.org/10.3109/10826088309027285
Abstract
Drug abuse patterns are examined for 326,611 males and females who abused drugs and were treated at a hospital emergency room or died. A marked percentage difference between male and female mentions of heroin, PCP [phencyclidine] and diazepam was revealed. A significantly larger proportion of females than males indicated their motivation for drug abuse to be a suicide attempt or gesture. Diazepam, alcohol-in-combination and aspirin are the most frequently mentioned drugs in suicide attempts. The percentage difference between males and females for these 3 drugs is < 6%. The data were collected during 1976-1979.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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