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Substance Use in Pregnancy and Its Impact on Communities of Color
Leah Habersham1, Joshua George2, Courtney D Townsel3
1Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, 22 South Greene Street, Suite P6H310, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
Abstract:
Stigma toward pregnant and postpartum people who use drugs is common and seeks to define addiction as a moral weakness rather than a chronic medical illness that requires resources and treatment. More concerning is the additive impact of substance use and racial discrimination, whose intersections present particularly challenging circumstances. In this article, the authors review the history of substance use in the United States and focus on 3 substances of abuse that illustrate the inequity faced by pregnant person of color who use drugs.
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