Newborns Showing Signs of Opioid Withdrawl On Rise

The number of babies grew 15-fold.

The number of babies born with symptoms of opioid withdrawal because of their mother’s use of the medications has jumped 15-fold in Ontario over the last two decades, reflecting increased prescribing of the potent and addictive pain killers, researchers say.

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