Importance Mortality among people with opioid dependence is higher than that of the
general population. Opioid agonist treatment (OAT) is an effective treatment for opioid …

Background Experience of childhood maltreatment (CM) is a risk factor for opioid use
disorder (OUD). CM is also associated with comorbid mental disorders and poor treatment …

Background Individuals treated for opioid use disorder (OUD) have high rates of psychiatric
disorders potentially diminishing treatment outcomes. We examined long-term treatment …

A robust body of research has shown that traumatic experiences occurring during critical
developmental periods of childhood when neuronal plasticity is high increase risks for a …

The stress response in rodents and humans is exquisitely dependent on the environmental
context. The interactive element of the environment is typically studied by creating laboratory …

Fathers have been largely neglected in the parenting literature though there is a critical
need to improve parenting practices among fathers who misuse opioids in the midst of the …

The seemingly intractable opioid epidemic compels researchers, the media, and families to
better understand the causes and effects of this complex and evolving public health crisis …

As the United States faces the repercussions of the current opioid epidemic, it is important
for social workers to be able to identify risks for poor birth outcomes in infants with neonatal …

Background: The opioid epidemic remains a public health priority in the United States. While
there is evidence that women are experiencing disparities within the epidemic, the reasons …

Opioid addiction has become a national public health crisis in the United States. From 1999
to 2018, more than 232,000 people have died from prescription opioids and more than …