Women and illicit drugs

Sexuality and crack cocaine

Bibliographic Data

ID15217544
AuthorsDorothy Henderson (University of Washington, corresponding author), Dorothy J Henderson, Carol J Boyd (0000-0003-2651-6614, University of Washington), Jason Whitmarsh (University of Washington)
Year1995
Volume16
Issue2
Pages113-124
Publication date1995-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Care For Women International (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07399339509516163
PMID7759343
OpenAlexW1996635516
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited24

As part of a larger, federally funded study, the purpose of this preliminary, descriptive study was to describe the sexual feelings and sexual functioning of women who used large amounts of crack cocaine. A structured interview with questions pertaining to the effect of crack use on sexual feelings and sexual function was conducted with 100 African-American women who either were in treatment for crack abuse or were currently using the drug. The data did not support the commonly held notions that crack is an aphrodisiac for women and that crack makes women want sex. Furthermore, the women in this study had a higher level of sexual dysfunction than was found in a previous study of women who used alcohol. More research on the sexual experiences of women who use illicit drugs such as crack is needed if practitioners are to base their interventions on women's realities, not on stereotypes

Crack cocaine · Descriptive research · Feeling · Human sexuality · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Sexual function · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Clinical Psychology · Gender Studies · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

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