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State strategies identify and treat OUD in pregnant women
Author(s) -
Knopf Alison
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
alcoholism and drug abuse weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7591
pISSN - 1042-1394
DOI - 10.1002/adaw.32525
Subject(s) - opioid use disorder , disease control , medicine , stigma (botany) , pregnancy , social stigma , family medicine , psychiatry , environmental health , opioid , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , receptor , biology , genetics
Untreated opioid use disorder (OUD) contributes to adverse maternal and infant outcomes, and states are taking various approaches to improving these outcomes. A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified successful strategies, which included increasing access to care and improving provider awareness, and recommended a focus on increasing surveillance while reducing stigma for women and infants.
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