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Original post: Newswise - Substance Abuse Children's Hospital Los Angeles Awarded $3 Million to Study Opioid Use in Hospitalized Infants
CHLA researchers received the grant to study the long-term influence of opioids, a class of powerful painkillers, on hospitalized, critically ill infants. Extended opioid use may cause health and developmental issues and the $3 million grant will help identify the long-term effects of opioid pain relief for newborns.