LOS ANGELES (August 8, 2023) — Whatever the opioid crisis calls to mind, it likely isn't pacifiers and diapers. But when 1 out of every 5 hospitalized infants receives opioids, and when some infants require methadone treatment, it's time to widen the scope. A new study led by pediatric surgeons at Children's Hospital Los Angeles shows that methadone use after surgery can prolong a baby's recovery and increase an infant's dependence on ventilators and intravenous (IV) nutrition. To call the opioid problem in the United States a crisis is not hyperbole.

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