Aims To assess the safety of buprenorphine compared with methadone to treat pregnant
women with opioid use disorder. Methods We searched PubMed, Embase and the …

Opioid abuse among pregnant women has reached epidemic proportions and has
influenced maternal and child health policy at the federal, state, and local levels. As a result …

Substance use disorders in pregnancy: clinical, ethical, and research imperatives of the
opioid epidemic: a report of a joint workshop of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine …

Prescription opioid abuse is a significant and costly public health problem among pregnant
women in the United States. We investigated recent trends in substance abuse treatment …

Psychiatric conditions (including substance misuse disorders) are serious, potentially life
threatening illnesses that can be successfully treated by psychotropic drugs, even during …

In spite of the growing knowledge and understanding of addiction as a chronic relapsing
medical condition, individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) continue to experience …

Aim To combine meta-analyses of multiple long-term outcomes in children prenatally
exposed to methadone or buprenorphine through their mothers' Opioid maintenance …

Opioid pain reliever addiction has increased among women of reproductive age over the
last fifteen years. News media and public attention have focused on the implications of this …

Background Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) occurs following prenatal opioid
exposure. It is characterized by signs and symptoms indicating central nervous system …

The abuse of prescription opioids and heroin by women of childbearing age over the past
decade has resulted in a five-fold increase in the number of infants born opioid-dependent …