Sunday, December 2, 2018

Study Finds Jump in Opioid, Amphetamine Use During Pregnancy

Amphetamine and opioid use among pregnant women has increased significantly over the last decade in the United States, particularly in rural counties, according to a new study from the University of Michigan.

The study sample included around 47 million deliveries occurring in U.S. hospitals over a 12-year-period.

The findings, published in the American Journal of Public Health, show that among pregnant women in all parts of the country, opioid-affected births quadrupled from 1.5 per 1,000...


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