16 results

• Prenatal Opioid Exposure May Result in Smaller Brains Among Newborns: Study

  April 14, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  A new study reveals that prenatal exposure to opioids and opioid addiction treatments may lead to smaller brains in infants.

• Developmental Disorders Due to Prenatal Opioid Exposure Only Occur at High Doses: Study

  May 9, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  South Korean researchers say there is only a minimal increased risk of having a child with developmental disorders if the mother took opioids during pregnancy.

• Tianeptine Use in Dietary Supplements Linked to Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome: Study

  January 22, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new study links a popular dietary supplement with an increased risk of nenonatal abstinence syndrome in newborns.

• Fentanyl Exposure During Pregnancy Linked to Cleft Palate, Other Birth Defects: Study

  December 8, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  A group of pediatricians appear to have identified a specific group of birth defects linked to fentanyl exposure during pregnancy, including cleft palate, and skull deformations.

• Infants Born to Mothers with Opioid Addiction Face Increased Risk of Death Within First Year: Study

  July 13, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  A new study reveals that even when mothers stop using opioids early in pregnancy, their children still face an increased risk of death within the first year.

• States Struggle With Long-Term Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Tracking: CDC

  January 17, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Even states which do a good job of tracking initial neonatal abstinence syndrome cases struggle with long-term surveillance, making it more difficult to develop assistance programs for communities afflicted by the opioid epidemic. CDC researchers warn.

• Prenatal Opioid Exposure Increases Risk Of Infant Death: Study

  April 22, 2021

  Russell Maas

  Infants exposed to opioids in the womb, but not diagnosed with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome, have a higher risk of death, according to the findings of a new study.

• Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Diagnosis Varies Greatly Due a Lack of Standard Definition: Report

  January 26, 2021

  Martha Garcia

  A group of researchers is calling for a standardized definition of neonatal abstinence syndrome.

• Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Rates Increased Dramatically Amid Opioid Abuse Nationwide: Report

  January 14, 2021

  Martha Garcia

  A new federal study shows rates of neonatal abstinence syndrome has skyrocketed in recent years in the face of the opioid crisis.

• Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Lawsuit Filed Against Opioid Drug Makers, Distributors

  September 15, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A mother of three indicates all three of her children were born with neonatal abstinence syndrome due to her use of opioid drugs which were falsely and illegally marketed to the public.