The Authors’ Own Words: The Intersection of Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Use Among Women with Opioid Use Disorder

In “The Intersection of Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Use Among Women with Opioid Use Disorder,” authors Chelsea Pallatino, PhD, MPH, Judy C. Chang, MD, MPH, and Elizabeth E. Krans, MD, MSc examine the limited understanding of how IPV influences substance use behaviors among women with OUD.

“We chose an open, descriptive qualitative approach using individual interviews to understand the issue of OUD and IPV from the perspectives of women with OUD to avoid imposing our biases or assumptions with any predetermined theoretical framework or pre-determined answer selections. For our sampling and recruitment, we were able to use infrastructure and staff support from an existing trial that was actively recruiting women who fit characteristics targeted for our sampling.”

You can read this commentary in SAj Volume 42, Issue 2 or online.