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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Treatment Discontinuation in Pregnant Females With Opioid Use Disorder

JAMA Psychiatry 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2026.2506

August 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cohort study examines racial and ethnic disparities in retention in buprenorphine and methadone treatment among pregnant females with opioid use disorder (OUD) in the US.

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Corresponding Author: Heidi Zakoul, MPH, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 399 Revolution Dr, Ste 920, Somerville, MA 02145 (hzakoul@bwh.harvard.edu).

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