Highs & lows: Canadian perspectives on women and substance use

Abstract

Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Narrative: A Sister's Story -- Introduction -- Section 1: Taking the Measure -- Introduction -- 1 Women's Substance Use in Canada: Findings from the 2004 Canadian Addiction Survey -- 2 Gender Differences by Province in Alcohol Consumption and Consequences: Results of the GENACIS Canada Study -- Section 2: Locating Women's Substance Use -- Introduction -- Narrative: A First Nations Service Provider's Experience -- 3 Substance Use among Women in "The Sticks": Northern Perspectives -- 4 On the Street: Influences on Homelessness in Young Women