Outcome Differences in Neonates Exposed In-Utero to Opioids Managed in the NICU Versus Pediatric Floor. Lembeck AL, Tuttle D, Locke R, Lawler L, Jimenez P, Mackley A, Paul DA. J Addict Med. 2018 Sep 24. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000455. Abstract…

Persistent feeding difficulties among infants with fetal opioid exposure: mechanisms and clinical reasoning. Brandon J. Hart, Sreekanth Viswanathan & Sudarshan R. Jadcherla (2018)  The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, DO…

Impact of psychiatric medication co-exposure on Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome severity. Wachman EM, Warden AH, Thomas Z, Thomas-Lewis JA, Shrestha H, Nikita FNU, Shaw D, Saia K, Schiff DM. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2018 Sep 1;192:45-50. doi: 10.1016/j.d…

Screening Pregnant Women and Their Neonates for Illicit Drug Use: Consideration of the Integrated Technical, Medical, Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues. Price HR, Collier AC, Wright TE. Front Pharmacol. 2018 Aug 28;9:961. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2018.0…

Morphine vs Methadone Treatment for Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. Tolia VN, Murthy K, Bennett MM, Greenberg RG, Benjamin DK, Smith PB, Clark RH. J Pediatr. 2018 Sep 14. pii: S0022-3476(18)30967-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.07.061. Ab…

As the NAS Crisis Worsens, a New Study Offers Treatment Guidelines The incidence of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) has been climbing steadily, according to a 2016 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report from the Centers for Disease Control and Pr…