Opioid overdoses for pregnant patients are at an all-time high in the United States, even as overall numbers are improving.
Jun 13 2024Washington University School of Medicine Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is highly correlated with substance use disorder s, yet treatment protocols to help expecting parents manage opioid use disorders and ADHD together are essentially nonexistent.
According to data from the National Institutes of Health , rates of overdose deaths doubled among pregnant and postpartum people in recent years . Opioid overdose accounts for about 10% of all pregnancy-related deaths. Despite research indicating that nearly one in four people diagnosed with ADHD also has a substance use disorder, there is little research available to physicians or their patients to guide how they can safely manage both conditions during pregnancy.
Related StoriesBy examining de-identified prescription and Medicaid databases, Berkel, Xu and their co-authors focused on 168 pregnant patients who were receiving methadone or buprenorphine for opioid use disorder treatment and taking medications for ADHD. They analyzed how long the patients maintained their opioid use disorder treatments and how often they required emergency room care related to opioid use.
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