Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS ... Buprenorphine: A medication used to treat opioid addiction that can help reduce withdrawal symptoms and cravings.

Brenda Louw recently served as editor of a new book to help speech-language pathologists and other health professionals confront a growing problem: neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome. Louw is a ...

This five-week-old boy is one of nearly 300 infants a year treated for opioid ... also can lead to withdrawal shortly after birth. The condition is called neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS).