Neonatal substance exposure and withdrawal encompass a spectrum of conditions arising when a foetus is exposed to psychoactive agents in utero and the newborn subsequently experiences physiological ...

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 ...

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 ...

Matoba is an associate professor of pediatrics at UC San Diego and a neonatologist at Rady Children’s Hospital of San Diego and lives in San Diego. A new syndrome of fentanyl-exposed newborns has been ...

Substance withdrawal is the process the body goes through after discontinuing or reducing the amount of an addictive substance (e.g., nicotine, alcohol, opiates, and other drugs). Withdrawal symptoms ...

Emerging research reveals that people with substance use disorders (SUDs) may have increased pain sensitivity/hyperalgesia when withdrawing from addictive substances ...

Emerging research reveals that people with substance use disorders (SUDs) may have increased pain sensitivity/hyperalgesia when withdrawing from addictive substances ...