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The Future of Babies Exposed to Opioids: Are There Enough Resources to Support This Growing Problem?

The Future of Babies Exposed to Opioids: Are There Enough Resources to Support This Growing Problem?

The opioid epidemic is claiming the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, impacting communities, and changing the face of our nation. In the United States, roughly one baby every 15 minutes, or more than 30,000 babies a year, are born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. What Is NAS? Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) is characterized by: […]