Neonatal abstinence syndrome and associated health care... [JAMA. 2012] - PubMed - NCBI - 0 views
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Nathan Goodyear on 14 Apr 14Very disturbing trend. Study finds that opioid addicted infants are on a dramatic risk in the US. This study looked at Neionatal abstinence syndrome from 2000 to 2009. This follows the significant increase in maternal opioid prescription use. We physicians must do better. Patients must demand better. This study just focused on hospital costs directly associated with the Neonatal period. No cost estimates are evaluated for long-term care.