Trends in heroin use among women of reproductive age in the United States, 2004-2017.

ABSTRACT: Opioid use during pregnancy has been linked to several adverse outcomes including stillbirth, preterm birth and neonatal abstinence syndrome. Recent data suggest that heroin use has increased in the United States (US) whereas prescription opioid use has decreased. Prevalence estimates for reproductive age women combine heroin and non-medical prescription opioid use, which might mask the increasing heroin trend. The aim of the current study is to estimate the prevalence of heroin use among US women of reproductive age, stratified by pregnancy status. For each year, a representative sample of the US civilian non-institutionalized population is recruited for the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). Pregnancy status and heroin use were assessed in women 15-44 years of age (n = 277,3

SUBMITTER: Vanderziel A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7415610 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature