Access to treatment for substance-using women in the Republic of Georgia: Socio-cultural and structural barriers

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 566-572

  Otiashvili, David ^a   Kirtadze, Irma ^a   O'Grady, Kevin E ^b   Zule, William ^c   Krupitsky, Evgeny ^d   Wechsberg, Wendee M ^c   Jones, Hendrée E ^c  

^a Addiction Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d Bekhterev St Petersburg Psychoneurological Research Institute   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Barriers; Republic of Georgia; Substance abuse; Treatment policies; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF ESTEEM; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL STIGMA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG USE; FAMILY RELATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; INTERVIEW; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STEREOTYPING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

ADULT; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DRUG USERS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STEREOTYPING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84890429955     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.05.004     Document Type: Article

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