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Journalist Jenny Valentish takes a gendered look at drugs and alcohol, using her own story to light the way. Mining the expertise of 35 leading researchers, clinicians and psychiatrists, she explores the early predictors of addictive behavior, such as trauma, temperament, and impulsivity. Drawing on neuroscience, she explains why other self-destructive behaviors—such as eating disorders, compulsive buying, and high-risk sex—are interchangeable with problematic substance use. From her suburban childhood to her chaotic formative years in the London music scene, we follow her journey to Australia, where she experiences firsthand treatment facilities and AA groups, and reflects whether or not they are meeting the needs of women. Woman of Substances is an insightful, rigorous, and brutally honest read.
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Jenny Valentish is a journalist and author. She is a consultant for Australia's National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, ambassador for Monash University's Brain & Mental Health Laboratory, and board member of SMART Recovery Australia.
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"Woman of Substances will resonate with women readers who have never really questioned the role that patriarchy has played in their drinking habits." —Vice
"Employing expert interviews and research, each rich personal episode is contextualised within the under-examined issue of women's substance abuse. Detailed, insightful and told with a feature writer's narrative flair." —Bookseller and Publisher
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- PublisherAnima
- Publication date2019
- ISBN 10 1788541642
- ISBN 13 9781788541640
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages384
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