A clinical study shows that a symptom-based treatment for babies with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS)—a highly prevalent condition wherein opioid exposure during pregnancy leads to ...

Pediatric researchers at the University of Kentucky found that clonidine, an antihypertensive drug typically used to treat high blood pressure, can be as effective as morphine in treating neonatal ...

In her Arizona home, Tawni Carson oversees a play date with her three children and the daughter of the woman who, Carson says, helped save her life. "Clarissa is a very important person to me," Carson ...

Hospitalized at Tucson Medical Center since his birth last month, Orion Flores is one of a growing number of local babies exposed to opioids in the womb. The need to help babies like Orion and their ...

Not only that, but the severity of newborn opiate withdrawal was lessened when mothers were treated with buprenorphine compared to mothers whose babies were exposed to illicit opioids in utero 4.

Nausea, sweating, and diarrhea are just some of the possible symptoms of opioid withdrawal. How soon those symptoms start and how long they last can vary by person, but the general opioid withdrawal ...

Opiate withdrawal is typically associated with flu-like symptoms that can be severe but improve over time. In rare cases, death is possible when withdrawal leads to extreme dehydration, a dangerous ...

With more than 800 people dying from an opioid-related overdose in the United States each week, there's no denying we have an opioid crisis. And we’re losing. At essentially every public talk I give, ...