Diagnosis and treatment of drug and alcohol abuse in women.

Am J Obstet Gynecol

Chemical Dependency Services, Capistrano by the Sea Hospital, Dana Point, CA 92629, USA.

Published: January 1996

The major reasons why women abuse drugs and alcohol are presented with a focus on societal and psychologic bases. A structured format is provided for eliciting a history while motivating the patient to obtain adequate treatment. A workable treatment contract is presented. A three-stage method of treatment is described, which focuses on the following: (1) achieving abstinence, (2) maintaining abstinence, and (3) achieving sobriety (advanced recovery).

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