Scientists Warn of Opioid Impact on Women & Children

摘要

Understanding the full effects of the nation's opioid epidemic requires coordinated, long-term research involving women of reproductive age and children, according to National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists. An editorial published in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology emphasizes that women and children bear a substantial burden of the U.S. opioid epidemic. According to the article, misuse of opioids before and during pregnancy raises the risk of health consequences for both woman and child, potentially leading to intergenerational cycles of opioid overuse.