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Women, like men, are at risk for developing alcoholism, prescription drug addiction, and addiction to illicit drugs. Women, however, can directly affect other human beings (their unborn fetuses) by their drug use.
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Milhorn, H.T. (1990). Women. In: Chemical Dependence. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3418-0_19
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