Housing instability and economic insecurity across the continuum of active substance use, treatment, and recovery among women involved in the criminal legal system.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prior research on the widespread housing instability, such as homelessness, and economic insecurity, such as difficulties gaining employment, faced by women with a history of opioid use disorder (OUD) highlights the need to explore the impact of these hardships on experiences of active addiction, medications for OUD (MOUD) treatment uptake, and recovery outcomes.

Objectives

This study examines how the compounding and interactive effects of housing instability and economic insecurity impact the experiences of women involved in the criminal legal system (CLS) across the continuum of active addiction, treatment, and recovery.

Design

This study utilizes semi-structured qualitative interviews.

Methods

Qualitative interviews were conducted with 42 particip

SUBMITTER: Skogseth EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12949258 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature