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Original post: Newswise - Drug and Drug Abuse How opioid use affects offspring in rats
New research from scientists at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University supports and builds on the researchers’ previous findings that opioid use in female rats before pregnancy–even if not used during pregnancy itself–could result in a higher likelihood that male offspring will develop type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome, conditions that increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.