The Fix: Women and Addiction

How do gender differences shape women’s experience of and treatment for addiction?

The Fix: Why are women more likely to be prescribed pain medication?
How does being a woman impact your risk of addiction?
The Fix: 'I’m scared to come down because I’m scared of pain now’
How easy it to spot signs of addiction when the drugs you're taking are prescribed?
The Fix: 'On the outside I looked like this professional, educated, middle-class woman... and I was a raging drug addict'
How do you get help for prescription drug addiction when you have nobody to speak to?
The Fix: "I just feel like my weight's more important than my recovery right now"
What's the link between recovering from an addiction and an eating disorder?
The Fix: 'You have to take into account the challenges that women face'
What are the benefits of a women-only treatment centre?
The Fix: 'I remember looking at the patients and thinking I should probably be in that bed more than they need to be'
How does age and an eating disorder impact addiction?
The Fix: 'I was always in a relationship and every relationship was dysfunctional'
How does an unhealthy relationship impact addiction?
The Fix: 'I can't put myself through this, I can't put the kids through this'
How does motherhood impact addiction?
The Fix: An Open Discussion
How do gender differences shape women's experience of and treatment for addiction?