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Substance Abuse and Women of Color

Topics addressed in this session include gender differences in initiation of substance use, prevalence of use, and morbidity and mortality with attention to ethnic and racial differences.

This session reviews obstacles, as well as opportunities for treatment, with a special emphasis on the importance of family centered care. It will provide the primary care provider with tools to recognize opportunities for screening, brief intervention, and relapse prevention.

Additionally, this session offers a supplemental session on the Stages of Change behavioral theory which can be used to help providers tailor treatment options to women's readiness to change.

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Developed by
Harvard Medical School’s Center of Excellence in Women’s Health, Boston University’s Center of Excellence in Women’s Health, University of Puerto Rico’s Center of Excellence in Women’s Health, Tulane/Xavier Universities’ Center of Excellence in Women’s Health, and University of Washington’s Center of Excellence in Women’s Health

Funded by
The Office of Women’s Health - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services