One of the projects on which she worked investigated drug-use of women in the Republic of Georgia, by examining their psycho-social characteristics, drug use patterns, drug treatment barriers, and HIV/hepatitis C virus risk behaviors. The findings suggest that women were not seeking treatment because they did not have sufficient knowledge about the negative effects of addiction, and feared that their confidentiality would be compromised. The study emphasized the need to provide culturally relevant information on addiction, and the benefits of women-specific drug treatments to engage more drug-using women to participate in treatment.
