Alcohol and substance use, until recently, were believed to be a predominantly male phenomenon. Only in the last few decades, attention has shifted to female drug use and its repercussions in women. As the numbers of female drug users continue to rise, studies attempt to understand gender-specific etiological factors, phenomenology, course and outcome, and issues related to treatment with the aim to develop more effective treatment programs. Research has primarily focused on alcohol and tobacco in women, and most of the literature is from the Western countries with data from developing countries like India being sparse. This review highlights the issues pertinent to alcohol and substance use in women with a special focus to the situation in India.

Research in the field of globalization has become a dynamic area. This research paper provides the effects of financial globalization for developing economies .It mainly focuses on the analysis about how the developing countries can achieve the benefits and control the risk of financial globalization. This research paper also comes to a conclusion about the rapidly growing, positive support for financial globalization. This article hopes to provide a better perspective to the reader.

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