Gender specific recovery programs

Gender specific recovery programs

Institutions such as drug  and alcohol treatment center, have facilities which accommodate specific genders.

This is part of the therapeutic process, and also considering the fact that man and woman use and become addicted to substances for different reasons and under different circumstances. 

For example males are more likely to use for perceived benefits,  they hope to gain from it, such as better concentration, to be more sociable and even improved sex drive / performance. 

For women,  substance abuse is more typically involved with traumas they have experienced or abusive relationships they have been victims of.

Reasons for specific gender recovery programs also have to do with a safe establishment were a specific gender will feel comfortable disclosing a lot of detail around people of same gender and still feel unjudged.

Due to the traumas people in need of recovery have endured,  having two different genders in one facility can be daunting and very uncomfortable for individuals to be themselves and come to trust the process which in turn will work for them and give progressive therapeutic benefits that make recovery appealing and possible. 

Both man and woman need at times to recover in separate programs,  for them to learn a lot about themselves and how to conduct self around the opposite sex, respectfully without any objectifying and discrimination of genders or status. 

Overall a lot of possible risk are prevented through different gender specific recovery programs one such being sexual acting out which also come with its negative consequences. 

It benefits individuals,  focus and a great deal of concentration with very less distractions.

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