This research addresses the long-standing debate about the determinants of sex/gender differences. Evolutionary theorists trace many sex/gender differences back to natural selection and sex-specific adaptations. Sociocultural and biosocial theorists, in contrast, emphasize how societal roles and social power contribute to sex/gender differences beyond any biological distinctions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: There has been extensive research demonstrating the effectiveness of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) but limited investigation into its long-term retention rate.
Objective: Assess the long-term treatment retention of a buprenorphine-based MOUD clinic with additional stratifications by age and gender.
Methods: This retrospective study analyzed 10-years of data from a MOUD clinic in West Virginia that served 3,255 unique patients during the study period (2009-2019).