Background Punitive legal responses to prenatal drug use may be associated with
unintended adverse health consequences. However, in a rapidly shifting policy climate …

Importance Nonfatal opioid overdose is the leading risk factor for subsequent fatal overdose
and represents a critical opportunity to reduce future overdose and mortality. Postoverdose …

Empowering patients to be effective advocates for their health requires that they have
adequate information and understanding about their health conditions. Many patients have …

Consider the following two cases: Andrea, a 29-year-old woman pregnant with her first child,
finds that she is struggling with depression and insomnia. Her obstetrician asks about her …

After working in the substance use field for several years and conducting research on
substance use, it has come to my attention how deeply ingrained the War on Drugs …

Background While medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) effectively treat OUD during
pregnancy and the postpartum period, poor treatment retention is common. Digital …

Women's reproductive autonomy is an ideologically divisive issue, and this divisiveness
goes beyond just attitudes toward abortion to include other outcomes such as miscarriage …

Background: Racial, sex, and age disparities in buprenorphine treatment have previously
been demonstrated. We evaluated trends in buprenorphine treatment disparities before and …

For many families whose children are placed in foster care, initial contact with the child
welfare system occurs due to interactions with the healthcare system, particularly in the …

Stigma facilitates negative outcomes for those with substance use disorders (SUDs), such as
restricted healthcare access, job loss, and social ostracization. Many professionals advocate …