An Analysis of the Corelation between Gender and Addiction Treatment

The purpose of the present research was the analysis of gender and its effect on the status of women while treating addiction. Taking advantage of the qualitative method, this research studied the women’s viewpoints towards treating their addiction, the status of women while treating their addiction. Moreover, it analyzed the effect of gender representation on the needs of treatment as well as the understanding of concealed gender related realities in this regard. The sample of research was selected through the purposive sampling inculcating about 34 women in the recovery centers of Tehran. The data was collected through the semi-structured interview with them and it was thematically analyzed. Following the analysis of the data, four main elements were identified as the most important hindrances of women’s treatment of addiction. These elements were classified as the cultural, social and economic problems, lack of centers, anonymity, low quality of recovery centers and the psychological crises.