US sees sharp rise in newborns with opiate withdrawal. (symptoms, medical, ears) - Health and Wellness -Doctors, illness, diseases, nutrition, sleep, stress, diet, hospitals, medicine, cancer, heart disease - City-Data Forum

Baldrick · 05-01-2012, 04:00 AM

Interesting article.

BBC News - US sees sharp rise in newborns with opiate withdrawal

"The number of babies born in the US showing symptoms of opiate withdrawal increased threefold in the 10 years up to 2009, a medical study has found.
The research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, said one in every 1,000 newborns was affected in 2009."