“…7,8 Women tend to omit drug use, fearing social reprisals and stigma and remain anonymous, leading to undernotification and exclusion in health and social systems. 7 Generally, they "demonstrate" their addiction through other signs, such as depression and irritability 9 and might be found in Police stations, jails and prisons due to drug-related crimes or in hospitals, due to involvement in violent acts or because of health care needs for drug-related and non-drug-related conditions, and in rehabilitation services to treat drug addiction, in severe cases of dependence. 10 Society, generally speaking, marginalizes drug users by attributing negative stereotypes associated with the disease, and drug use by women continues to be a taboo subject, in a "conspiracy of silence", in which talking about the needs and anguishes that involve these experiences is avoided.…”