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Opioid Misuse and Family Structure: Changes and Continuities in the Role of Marriage and Children over Two Decades

Alexander Chapman, Ashton M. Verdery & Shannon M. Monnat

Drug and Alcohol Dependence, March 2021

Shannon Monnat

Shannon Monnat


"Opioid misuse and family structure: Changes and continuities in the role of marriage and children over two decades," co-authored by Lerner Chair for Health Promotion Shannon Monnat, was published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence. The authors found that married young adults and those with children have a lower probability of prescription opioid misuse and heroin use. 03/26/21