Benzodiazepine use with opioids intensifies neonatal abstinence syndrome

(Vanderbilt University Medical Center) Babies born after being exposed to both opioids and benzodiazepines before birth are more likely to have severe drug withdrawal, requiring medications like morphine for treatment, compared to infants exposed to opioids alone, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study published in Hospital Pediatrics.

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