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Aimee N C Campbell1, Celestina Barbosa-Leiker2, Mary Hatch-Maillette3
1Department of Psychiatry and New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
Background & Objectives:
We investigated gender differences in individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) receiving inpatient services and entering a randomized controlled trial comparing extended-release naltrexone to buprenorphine.
Methods:
Participants (N = 570) provided demographic, substance use, and psychiatric information.
Results:
Women were significantly younger, more likely to identify as bisexual, live with a sexual partner, be financially dependent, and less likely employed. Women reported significantly greater psychiatric comorbidity and risk behaviors, shorter duration but similar age of onset of opioid use.
Discussion/Conclusions:
Findings underscore economic, psychiatric, and infection vulnerability among women with OUD.
Scientific Significance:
Interventions targeting these disparities should be explored, as women may face complicated treatment initiation, retention, and recovery. (Am J Addict 2018;27:465-470).
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