Substance use disorders and adoption: findings from a national sample
A large US epidemiological survey compared 378 adopted adults with more than 42,000 non-adopted adults. Several lifetime substance-use disorders were more prevalent among adoptees.
Limitations: The adopted subsample was relatively small and adoption histories were limited.
- Research type
- Population survey analysis
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Adults
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: Adults
Adoption context: Mixed
Programme: Not recorded
Institutional context: No relationship identified in the material checked
No adoption-sector organisational relationship identified in the bibliographic material screened. This is not confirmation of institutional independence; affiliations, funding and conflicts were not comprehensively audited.
Bibliographic screening. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: addiction, adults, mental health, substance use, United States
Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: United States
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- Funder role
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- Declared conflicts
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- Recruitment
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- Adoptee involvement
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