Emory University Rollins School of Public Health: New Tool Helps Identify Newborns at Risk for Opioid Withdrawal
March 15, 2025
March 15, 2025
ATLANTA, Georgia, March 15 -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following news release:
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New Tool Helps Identify Newborns at Risk for Opioid Withdrawal
The U.S. opioid crisis has affected many populations, including pregnant women and infants. Neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) is a drug withdrawal syndrome that impacts some opioid-exposed infants shortly after they are born. On average nationwide, one infant is diagno . . .
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New Tool Helps Identify Newborns at Risk for Opioid Withdrawal
The U.S. opioid crisis has affected many populations, including pregnant women and infants. Neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) is a drug withdrawal syndrome that impacts some opioid-exposed infants shortly after they are born. On average nationwide, one infant is diagno . . .