This study examined the prevalence of exposure to violence among drug-dependent
pregnant women attending a multidisciplinary perinatal substance abuse treatment program.
Participants (N= 715) completed the Violence Exposure Questionnaire within 7 days after
their admission to the program. Their rates of lifetime abuse ranged from 72.7% for physical
abuse to 71.3% for emotional abuse to 44.5% for sexual abuse. Their rates of abuse
remained high during their current pregnancy, ranging from 40.9% for emotional abuse to …