Sex differences, gender and addiction
Половые различия, гендер и зависимость
2016-11-07
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This review discusses alcohol and other forms of drug addiction as both a sociocultural and biological phenomenon. Sex differences and gender are not solely determined by biology, nor are they entirely sociocultural. The interactions among biological, environmental, sociocultural, and developmental influences result in phenotypes that may be more masculine or more feminine. These gender-related sex differences in the brain can influence the responses to drugs of abuse, progressive changes in the brain after exposure to drugs of abuse and whether addiction results from drug-taking experiences. In addition, the basic laboratory evidence for sex differences is discussed within the context of four types of sex/gender differences. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Addiction is characterized as both a sociocultural and biological phenomenon, rather than being explained exclusively by either domain.
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Gender-related sex differences in the brain can affect drug responses, drug-induced brain adaptations, and whether addiction develops.
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Laboratory evidence for sex differences is interpreted within a framework comprising four types of sex/gender differences.
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Sex and gender differences arise through interactions among biological, environmental, sociocultural, and developmental influences.
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These interacting influences produce phenotypes with varying degrees of masculine or feminine characteristics.
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alcohol and other forms of drug addiction
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sex- and gender-related differences in brain responses to drugs of abuse, brain changes after drug exposure, and the development of addiction
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