Men and women are different, in many ways. While both deserve equality, since both are humans, you also need to understand some of the differences. One difference, in particular, that many people don’t always think about is the fact that men and women have different reactions to the same amount of drugs or alcohol, and that addiction happens for different reasons for both sexes and is also dealt with differently by both sexes.

According to the Centers For Disease Control (CDC) 44 people die every day in the United States from a drug overdose. Many more of them need help. While it was once thought that drug addiction and alcoholism were more of a man’s issue, the number of women addicts has been increasing. [Read more…]