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Buprenorphine for Addiction in Pregnancy Reduces Symptoms of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Catasys Health - Friday, December 10, 2010

Findings Support Use of Buprenorphine as First-Line Therapy; By Caroline Cassels
December 10, 2010 — Infants born to women addicted to opioids have fewer symptoms of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) when their mothers receive buprenorphine during pregnancy compared with their counterparts whose mothers receive methadone, new research suggests.
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