Sex-related differences in the prevalence of substance use disorders, treatment, and overdose among parents

Female parents have a lower prevalence of substance use disorder diagnoses than male parents. Among parents with opioid use disorder, female parents had a lower likelihood of receiving treatment than male parents.

Drs. Gao, Krans, and Jarlenski found in their recent study that female parents are less likely to be diagnosed with a substance use disorder (SUD) or receive medication for an opioid use disorder (MOUD) than male parents. Removing policies that criminalize parental SUD and addressing childcare-related barriers may improve SUD identification and treatment.

Read more about their findings here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37214425/

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