{"id":8980,"date":"2023-05-25T17:38:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T17:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/sherc\/?page_id=8980"},"modified":"2025-10-01T17:46:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T17:46:15","slug":"ppp-year-1-hepp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/sherc\/ppp-year-1-hepp\/","title":{"rendered":"PPP Year 1: Hepp Characterization of populations linked to Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Infants with NAS and their mothers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Pilot Project, Year 1<\/h1>\n<h2>Characterization of populations linked to Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Infants with NAS and their mothers<\/h2>\n<p>Opioid utilization during pregnancy can result in newborn infants experiencing drug withdrawal symptoms, called Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), within 24-48 hours of birth. In 2012, hospital costs associated with NAS births were approximately $1.5 billion, and 81 percent of these charges were paid by Medicaid.<\/p>\n<p>We estimate that the current NAS incidence in Arizona is 10 per 1,000 births, which is quite high, considering that the nationwide incidence in 2013 was 6 per 1,000 births. Despite this worrisome statistic, little is known about the population characteristics of these infants and their mothers, which is partially due to lack of reporting.<\/p>\n<p>However, Governor Ducey released the Declaration of Emergency and Notification of Enhanced Surveillance Advisory\u2014Opioid Overdose Epidemic, and NAS reporting is now required, across the state, within 24 hours of an event.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers used these new data to accomplish the overarching goal of better understanding which groups of infants disproportionately experience NAS, during the reporting time frame of June 15, 2017- June 15, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>To achieve this goal, they carried out the following aims:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Characterized the population of infants born with neonatal abstinence syndrome<\/li>\n<li>Characterized the population of mothers who used opioids while pregnant<\/li>\n<li>Described differences in the populations of infants born with neonatal abstinence syndrome from exposure to different opioids.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Given the dearth of information on this topic, we anticipate the proposed research will pave the way for local interventions while having national, and even global, implications.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funding:<\/strong> The study is funded by NIMHD\/NIH U54MD012388<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>About the investigator<\/h2>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/sherc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/392\/2018\/07\/Hepp_Crystal_v2_square_300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2591 size-portrait-image\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/sherc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/392\/2018\/07\/Hepp_Crystal_v2_square_300-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal Hepp\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/392\/2018\/07\/Hepp_Crystal_v2_square_300.jpg 300w, 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Abstinence Syndrome: Infants with NAS and their mothers Opioid utilization during pregnancy can result in newborn infants experiencing drug withdrawal symptoms, called Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), within 24-48 hours of birth. 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