The Ecology of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
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Description
Summarizes results from an 8-state study of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), a drug withdrawal condition that may occur in newborns exposed to opioids during pregnancy. Discusses correlations to rurality, unemployment rates, poverty, and the supply of healthcare providers, and identifies potential policy interventions that could help. For interactive, county-level data, see the Simulation of County Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Rates Tool based on study findings.
Date
2019
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Document
Organization
RAND Corporation
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Children and youth · County-by-county data · Employment and unemployment · Illicit drug use · Maternal health and prenatal care · Policy · Prescription drug misuse · Rural-urban differences · Florida · Kentucky · Massachusetts · Michigan · New York · North Carolina · Tennessee · Washington