Marijuana, Opioid, and Alcohol Use Among Pregnant and Postpartum Individuals Living With HIV in the US.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Amid the opioid epidemic and evolving legal and social changes with marijuana, little is known about substance use among pregnant and postpartum people living with HIV.

Objectives

To evaluate trends in marijuana, alcohol, and opioid use during pregnancy and the first year postpartum among US people living with HIV and the differences in substance use based on marijuana legalization status.

Design, setting, and participants

Data from the Surveillance Monitoring for Antiretroviral Toxicities (SMARTT) study of the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study were analyzed. SMARTT-enrolled, pregnant people living with HIV at 22 US sites from January 1, 2007, to July 1, 2019, with self-reported substance use data available in pregnancy, 1 year postpartum, or both were assess

SUBMITTER: Yee LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8642784 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature