MORE LIKELY
Men are more than twice as likely as women to abuse substances.
RISK
ASKING FOR HELP
Marc Maron
“Asking for help is really the beginning of any sort of recovery process.”
Substance Abuse
Men are more than twice as likely to abuse substances (alcohol and drugs) than women and be hospitalised for it. What we would like to highlight is why men abuse substances. At about the age of 16, males become far less risk-averse. Men struggle to channel their emotions. Thus, the door opens to coping mechanisms.The Global Drugs Survey tells us: “The higher rates of drug use we see among men compound a gender disadvantage we have from birth. We get into accidents more regularly, we have more unhealthy lifestyles, we die earlier, and we have less insight into our health and wellbeing. We’re generally predisposed to engage in a whole bunch of risky behaviours while being physiologically less equipped to deal with them.”
Asking For Help
One of the differences often highlighted between men and women is asking for help — a common theme in male health. On average, women tend to speak about problems sooner than men do. Culturally, in Scotland, men still find it more challenging than women to admit difficulties, particularly concerning mental health.
AGE 16+
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