Recent Studies Show That Gender-Sensitive Programs for Treating Substance Abuse

question 29

Multiple Choice

Recent studies show that gender-sensitive programs for treating substance abuse:

• A) may not be necessary; substance abusers of different genders have about the same physical and psychological reactions to drugs.
• B) have some usefulness; substance abusers of different genders have the same physical, but different psychological, reactions to drugs.
• C) have some usefulness; substance abusers of different genders have different physical, but the same psychological, reactions to drugs.
• D) may be very useful; substance abusers of different genders have different physical and psychological reactions to drugs.

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