How women experience addiction services in Cork

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2026
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Windle, James
Cronin, Joan
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University College Cork
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The key finding of this report is that women with substance use disorder (SUD) are not a homogenous group. The women interviewed for this study had diverse backgrounds, experiences and needs, and provided different recommendations for improving addiction services. Services need to reflect this diversity, and provide a greater range of options, but all services should be trauma-informed and gender sensitive. While gender is an important consideration, it intersects with other identities, including class and age.
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Cork , Ireland , Women , Addiction , [SocietyPoliticsEthics]
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Windle, J. and Cronin, J. (2026) How women experience addiction services in Cork. University College Cork.
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https://hdl.handle.net/10468/18552
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School of Society, Politics and Ethics
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© 2026, the Authors.