The opioid drug epidemic has created a lot more drug-dependent newborns and hospitals often have to foot the bill for their treatment, the Boston Herald has reported. The cost of treating these ...

(The Center Square) – After 35 years, the Pediatric Interim Care Center in Kent – the only specialized medical facility in western Washington caring for drug-exposed babies – stopped accepting new ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va.-- Numbers from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services indicate the number of drug-addicted babies born in West Virginia is on the rise. Lily's Place, a group in ...

The numbers tell a story no one wants to hear: opioid use during pregnancy has more than doubled in California over the past ...

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (AP) — The number of babies born addicted to heroin and other opiates is growing at an alarming rate in intensive care units across Wisconsin. Over 500 addicted infants are born ...

Eight months pregnant and in pain, Stephanie Rosell went to the Holy Family hospital emergency room after an infection began spreading up her legs. Unemployed and homeless, estranged from her family, ...

DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill. (WPVI) -- The ABC7 I-Team looked into the most heartbreaking development of the opioid epidemic: tiny lives that begin drug dependent. They can't "just say no" because they are ...

Lawyers representing babies born dependant on opioids are seeking to separate their lawsuit from nationwide litigation against opioid manufacturers, according to Politico. The lawyers argue ...

Washington Democrats and Governor Bob Ferguson claim to champion the vulnerable, yet they have once again revealed their disturbing priorities. Ferguson, in a move of pure political pandering, has ...

RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) – Statistics show a steep increase in the number of babies born addicted to opioids at Reid Health hospital in Richmond. Hospital representatives say 23 babies were born with an ...

More than 1600 babies have been born dependent on drugs since 2017, according to figures obtained by the Scottish Liberal ...