Gender perspective and behavioural addictions in regional addiction plans. A reality to be taken into account

The Regional Addiction Plans set the roadmap for preventing, coordinating, and treating addictions in Spain’s Autonomous Communities. This article examines these specific plans, as well as the mental health and preventive plans of the Autonomous Communities in Spain, to understand how what are termed behavioural addictions and the gender perspective are included. Other frameworks of interest are also reviewed, such as the Spanish National Strategy on Addictions (ENA). Through this analysis, we seek to comprehend the way in which the approach strategy is structured around these two highly relevant concepts in Spain, identifying elements that may offer valuable insights for developing future documents, plans, and interventions.