Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2017
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse
Abstract
Despite having disproportionately high rates of substance use disorder and co-occurring health and mental health issues compared to the general population, transgender individuals experience significant barriers to accessing and engaging in addiction treatment programs. Inpatient addiction treatment centers were originally designed to treat substance-dependent heterosexual cisgender populations and, as such, feature gender-segregated housing, bathrooms, and treatment sessions. The heteronormative structural and programmatic barriers, combined with exposures to stigmatic and prejudicial attitudes, may dissuade transgender populations from benefiting from the addiction treatment they so direly need. The purpose of this article is to examine the current policy debate surrounding the rights of transgender individuals in public accommodations in the context of inpatient addiction treatment centers.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/15332640.2016.1264338
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Matsuzaka, Sara, "Transgressing gender norms in addiction treatment: Transgender rights to access within gender segregated facilities." (2017). Department of Social Work and Child Advocacy Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 172.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/social-work-and-child-advocacy-facpubs/172
Published Citation
Matsuzaka, S. (2017). Transgressing gender norms in addiction treatment: Transgender rights to access within gender segregated facilities. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 17(4), 420-433. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332640.2016.1264338