The Gut Brain Axis: A New Frontier in Treating Opioid Exposure The opioid crisis has left a lasting impact on society, with far reaching consequences for individuals and families.
Amidst this devastation, a remarkable story of resilience and innovation has emerged from Australia's heroin epidemic of the 1990s.
Professor Ju Lee Oei's pioneering work established an outpatient clinic prescribing methadone to newborns exposed to opioids, paving the way for new research into the long lasting effects of prenatal opioid exposure.