Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences of Parenting Women in Drug Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder.
Community Ment Health J
; 57(5): 872-879, 2021 07.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32556861
ABSTRACT
Descriptive adverse childhood experience (ACE) prevalence data on parenting women seeking treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) is limited, despite this group being one of the fastest growing sub-populations of the opioid epidemic. The aim of this study was to (1) determine prevalence of ACEs) in a population of parenting women in treatment for OUD, (2) characterize ACEs, and (3) compare study ACE data to Pennsylvania Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (PA BRFSS) to normalize study results. Between 2014 and 2018, ACEs were collected from parenting women (N = 152) enrolled in treatment for OUDs. Results showed on average women were 30.3 years of age (SD 4.6, range 22-41 years) non-Hispanic (87.0%), white (74.0%), and held a high school education or less (76.0%). The mean total ACE score was 4.3 (SD 2.3; range 0-8). Most women reported 4 ≥ ACEs (65.0%), while only 5.0% reported 0 ACEs. The current sample had higher mean ACE score (4.3 PSMDT vs. 1.4 PA BRFSS Data) than PA BRFSS Data. The burden of ACEs in parenting women in treatment for OUD is significant. Understanding the trauma parenting women in drug treatment have experienced, may support efforts to reduce stigma of this population. Public health intervention and policy work that is trauma proactive is needed to address this growing epidemic.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pharmaceutical Preparations
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Adverse Childhood Experiences
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Opioid-Related Disorders
Type of study:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Community Ment Health J
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States