{"product_id":"woman-of-substances-pb-w9","title":"Jenny Valentish: Woman of Substances: A Journey Into Drugs, Alcohol and Treatment [2019] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eJournalist Jenny Valentish takes a gendered look at drugs and alcohol, using her own story to light the way. Mining the expertise of 35 leading researchers, clinicians and psychiatrists, she explores the early predictors of addictive behaviour, such as trauma, temperament and impulsivity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on neuroscience, she explains why other self-destructive behaviours - such as eating disorders, compulsive buying and high-risk sex - are interchangeable with problematic substance use. From her childhood in suburban Slough to her chaotic formative years in the London music scene, we follow her journey to Australia, where she experiences firsthand treatment facilities and AA groups, and reflects whether or not they are meeting the needs of women. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoman of Substances\u003c\/i\u003e is an insightful, rigorous and brutally honest read. In Australia it was nominated for a prestigious Walkley Book Award. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Employing expert interviews and research, each rich personal episode is contextualised within the under-examined issue of women's substance abuse. Detailed, insightful and told with a feature writer's narrative flair' \u003ci\u003eBookseller and Publisher\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Engages readers with storytelling while presenting scientific findings and theories in a way that is accessible to a broad audience' \u003ci\u003eBroadsheet\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Part monograph, part memoir, part Ginsbergian howl of outrage at a culture in which gender bias is a tenet. It is a work of compellingly articulate anger' \u003ci\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'In straightforward, lively prose she relates even her darkest moments without self-pity or aggrandisement, and often with a streak of gallows humour, leading to more laugh-out-loud lines than you might expect' \u003ci\u003eThe Saturday Paper\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'We need books like this, and writers like Valentish, to give voice to our frustrations and concerns, to help legitimise and mobilise' \u003ci\u003eKill Your Darlings\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Valentish's passion lies in exploring the underlying causes and their effects and, in the most female of ways, offering companionship and reassurance for her readers' \u003ci\u003eThe Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Doesn't mince her words' \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valentish, Jenny","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":42324932427961,"sku":"9781788541640","price":11.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/products\/valentish-jenny-woman-of-substances-pb-w9-9781788541640-32643909943481.jpg?v=1656210059","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/woman-of-substances-pb-w9","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}