Oral

The purpose of this session is to describe how various sociopolitical contexts may impact women and girls struggling with addiction. The first presentation focuses on the unmet subsistence needs of a sample of poor, drug-using women in San Francisco. The second presentation describes how the influence of stereotypes and negative images that stem from intersecting systems of sexism and racism may impact substance use among urban African American girls. The last two presentations focus on macro level interventions, with the first describing a comprehensive training and model of care for women’s addiction and recovery in correctional settings in California and the second focusing on the long-term impact of a state child endangerment and abuse policy which has marginalized historically disadvantaged pregnant women in South Carolina.

Session Objectives: 1. Describe how sexism, classism, and racism may impact addiction and recovery for drug-using women and girls. 2. Assess a training and model of care for women’s addiction and recovery in correctional settings in California.

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)