This special issue is in direct response to the growing awareness that males and females differ in their risks for substance abuse and the need for more research into this obvious but neglected variable. The articles included range from laboratory animals, to neuroimaging, human laboratory research and clinical trials.
Guest Editor
Table of contents
Sex Differences in Drug Abuse: Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment
Pages 195–196
Evans, Suzette M.; Reynolds, Brady
Sex Differences in Monoamines Following Amphetamine and Social Reward in Adolescent Rats
Pages 197–205
Weiss, Virginia G.; Hofford, Rebecca S.; Yates, Justin R.; Jennings, Faith C.; Bardo, Michael T.
The Impact of Gonadal Hormones on Cannabinoid Dependence
Pages 206–216
Marusich, Julie A.; Craft, Rebecca M.; Lefever, Timothy W.; Wiley, Jenny L.
Discriminative Stimulus Effects of Morphine and Oxycodone in the Absence and Presence of Acetic Acid in Male and Female C57Bl/6 Mice
Pages 217–227
Neelakantan, Harshini; Ward, Sara Jane; Walker, Ellen Ann
Effects of Consuming a Diet High in Fat and/Or Sugar on the Locomotor Effects of Acute and Repeated Cocaine in Male and Female C57BL/6J Mice
Pages 228–237
Collins, Gregory T.; Chen, Yu; Tschumi, Chris; Rush, Elise L.; Mensah, Ayele; Koek, Wouter; France, Charles P.
Sex Differences in Associations Between Cannabis Craving and Neural Responses to Cannabis Cues: Implications for Treatment
Pages 238–246
Wetherill, Reagan R.; Jagannathan, Kanchana; Hager, Nathan; Childress, Anna Rose; Franklin, Teresa R.
Sex Differences in Resting State Brain Function of Cigarette Smokers and Links to Nicotine Dependence
Pages 247–254
Beltz, Adriene M.; Berenbaum, Sheri A.; Wilson, Stephen J.
Speech Volume Indexes Sex Differences in the Social-Emotional Effects of Alcohol
Pages 255–264
Fairbairn, Catharine E.; Sayette, Michael A.; Amole, Marlissa C.; Dimoff, John D.; Cohn, Jeffrey F.; Girard, Jeffrey M.
Sex Differences in Self-Report and Behavioral Measures of Disinhibition Predicting Marijuana Use Across Adolescence
Pages 265–274
Felton, Julia W.; Collado, Anahi; Shadur, Julia M.; Lejuez, Carl W.; MacPherson, Laura
Effects of Sex Composition on Group Processes in Alcohol Prevention Groups for Teens
Pages 275–283
Garcia, Tracey A.; Bacio, Guadalupe A.; Tomlinson, Kristin; Ladd, Benjamin O.; Anderson, Kristen G.
Sex Effects in Cocaine-Using Methadone Patients Randomized to Contingency Management Interventions
Pages 284–290
Burch, Ashley E.; Rash, Carla J.; Petry, Nancy M.
Sex Differences in the Latent Class Structure of Alcohol Use Disorder: Does (Dis)Aggregation of Indicators Matter?
Pages 291–301
Shireman, Emilie M.; Steinley, Douglas; Sher, Kenneth
