"Woman of Substances will resonate with women readers who have never really questioned the role that patriarchy has played in their drinking habits." —Vice
"We need books like this, and writers like Valentish, to give voice to our frustrations and concerns, to help legitimise and mobilise." —Kill Your Darlings
"A startling and illuminating book—it’s also hugely entertaining." —Roddy Doyle
Woman of Substances: A Journey into Addiction and Treatment
Journalist Jenny Valentish investigates the female experience of drugs and alcohol, using her own story to light the way. Mining the expertise of leading researchers, she explores the early predictors of addiction, such as childhood trauma and temperament, and teenage impulsivity. Drawing on neuroscience, she explains why other self-destructive behaviours - such as eating disorders and high-risk sex - are interchangeable with substance use. Valentish follows the pathways that women take into addiction - and out again. Woman of Substances is a rigorous and brutally honest read.
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Woman of Substances: A Journey into Addiction and Treatment
Journalist Jenny Valentish investigates the female experience of drugs and alcohol, using her own story to light the way. Mining the expertise of leading researchers, she explores the early predictors of addiction, such as childhood trauma and temperament, and teenage impulsivity. Drawing on neuroscience, she explains why other self-destructive behaviours - such as eating disorders and high-risk sex - are interchangeable with substance use. Valentish follows the pathways that women take into addiction - and out again. Woman of Substances is a rigorous and brutally honest read.
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BN ID: | 2940171683627 |
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Publisher: | W. F. Howes Ltd |
Publication date: | 06/01/2017 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
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