Addiction in women is a major public health problem. Approximately 90% of women using
drugs are of reproductive age. 1 Societal moral attitudes have stigmatized and dehumanized …

Abuse of drugs by pregnant women both in the United States and worldwide has raised
many questions regarding the effects of prenatal drug exposure on the developing fetus and …

This article provides a brief overview of the work conducted by the Division of Reproductive
Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on severe maternal morbidity and …

Objective The objective of the study was to provide national prevalence, patterns, and
correlates of marijuana use in the past month and past 2–12 months among women of …

Prescription opioid abuse is a significant and costly public health problem among pregnant
women in the United States. We investigated recent trends in substance abuse treatment …

Black women are disproportionately involved in the child welfare system. This state-level
intervention occurs at two levels—a higher likelihood of being (i) screened for drug use …

In spite of the growing knowledge and understanding of addiction as a chronic relapsing
medical condition, individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) continue to experience …

Background Substance use disorder (SUD) is a chronic medical condition in need of long-
term treatment. The objective of the study is to describe the current unmet SUD treatment …

Objective To describe the experiences of mothers of infants with neonatal abstinence
syndrome (NAS) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Design Qualitative description …

National survey data suggest that new mothers have high prevalences of alcohol and illicit
drug use. Depression correlates with substance use, and new mothers with postpartum …