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ArticleJournal of social work practice in the addictions2026

Understanding barriers and facilitators to women's recovery from opioid use disorder: A focus group study.

Melissa K Ward, Katherine Mommaerts, Ayesha Jafry, Elyse Greenamyre, Whitney Hughson, Rachel Landry, Chelsea Sasser, Maite Soria, Erika Mortensen, Eric F Wagner

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Melissa K WardDepartment of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, 11200 S.W. 8th Street, AHC5-490, Miami, FL 33199, USA.
Katherine MommaertsDepartment of Social Work, Northern Arizona University, 19 W. McConnell Drive, P.O. Box 15350, Flagstaff, AZ, 86011, USA.
Ayesha JafryDepartment of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, 11200 S.W. 8th Street, AHC5-490, Miami, FL 33199, USA.
Elyse GreenamyreWomen-Centered Opioid Recovery Project Community Advisory Board, Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, 11200 S.W. 8th Street, AHC5-490, Miami, FL 33199, USA.
Whitney HughsonWomen-Centered Opioid Recovery Project Community Advisory Board, Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, 11200 S.W. 8th Street, AHC5-490, Miami, FL 33199, USA.
Rachel LandryWomen-Centered Opioid Recovery Project Community Advisory Board, Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, 11200 S.W. 8th Street, AHC5-490, Miami, FL 33199, USA.
Chelsea SasserWomen-Centered Opioid Recovery Project Community Advisory Board, Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, 11200 S.W. 8th Street, AHC5-490, Miami, FL 33199, USA.
Maite SoriaWomen-Centered Opioid Recovery Project Community Advisory Board, Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, 11200 S.W. 8th Street, AHC5-490, Miami, FL 33199, USA.
Erika MortensenWomen-Centered Opioid Recovery Project Community Advisory Board, Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, 11200 S.W. 8th Street, AHC5-490, Miami, FL 33199, USA.
Eric F WagnerResearch Center in Minority Institutions, Florida International University, 11200 S.W. 8th Street, AHC5, Miami, FL 33199, USA.

Funding

The Women-Centered Opioid Recovery Project: Advancing women's engagement in care for opioid use disorder through development of a novel recovery navigation system led by women in recoveryK01DA055820 · NIDA · FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY · PI Melissa Kari Ward · 2022 to 2026
$916k
NIDA NIH HHS K01 DA055820
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study examined barriers to accessing treatment and recovery support for opioid use disorder (OUD) among women and suggested solutions to overcoming them. Ten in-depth focus groups (27 participants) were conducted with women in recovery from August 2023 to January 2024. Transcripts were analyzed by two coders using an inductive approach guided by grounded theory methods. Major themes that emerged highlighted the ways compounding challenges make accessing treatment and entering recovery difficult, as well as the unique hardships encountered by mothers. Themes related to potential solutions included fostering supportive communities of women, improving the availability of gender-specific resources and support, and providing comprehensive, individualized recovery services. Further research on implementation strategies is needed to integrate these suggestions into treatment and recovery settings. Moving forward, it is critical that the hard-won victories of women in recovery are directly translated into action to improve OUD treatment and recovery settings for women.

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barriersfacilitatorslived experienceopioid use disorderrecoverywomen

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PMID41727974
PMCPMC12922652

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