The Hidden Majority: Guidebook on Alcohol and Other Drug Issues for Counsellors Who Work with Women

The Hidden Majority is a practical guidebook that helps professional counsellors, social workers, therapists, shelter workers and physicians better understand the context of women's substance use and intervene effectively on issues related to women's use. Topics include: how alcohol and other drugs specifically affect women's bodies, and why these effects are more pronounced in older women the three factors that most influence women's substance use, and an in-depth discussion of each the connection between substance use and eating disorders such as anorexia.