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Doctors Using Philadelphia Pioneer’s Work to Help Opiate-Addicted Newborns

opiate addicted newborns on the riseFor most of us, the first few hours after birth are an incredible combination of lights, sounds, smells, tastes, and sensations all experienced for the very first time. For a growing number of newborns, however, that experience also includes drug withdrawal.

Doctors across the country are witnessing a resurgence in opiate use among pregnant mothers and it has the medical community looking for solutions.

According to an article recently published ...

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