A brief note describes the incidence of substance abuse by females as reported by state and national agencies and an additional description of the limited research available. The data reported by these agencies indicate a staggering number of women are involved in substance use and abuse. Despite the large number of women using and abusing substances, an inspection of the Research Issues Update, 1978 indicates that only 11% of the studies investigated behavior of females. Such results indicate a need for additional research.
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