Study Finds Large Disparities in use of Medications for Opioid Use in Pregnancy (IMAGE)

Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Finds Large Disparities in use of Medications for Opioid Use in Pregnancy

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Black non-Hispanic and Hispanic women with opioid use disorder (OUD) are significantly less likely to receive or to consistently use any medication to treat their opioid use disorder during pregnancy than their white non-Hispanic counterparts, according to a new study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).

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Davida Schiff, MD -- Massachusetts General Hospital

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