The opioid epidemic accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimating that more than 93,000 people died from opioid-related overdoses in 2020, a ...

Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) increased in British Columbia (BC), Canada, prior to the pandemic, then decreased across both urban and rural locations in the first 2 years of the pandemic, new ...

Recent research adds to the evidence supporting a shift toward greater emphasis on mother-child bonding in the care of newborns who were exposed to drugs such as opioids before birth. Among babies ...

In years past, health care providers took a punitive stance toward women giving birth to babies exposed to substances like opioids in the womb. Today, backed by research showing better outcomes ...

Babies who are born dependent on drugs have horrible withdrawal symptoms. East Tennessee Children's Hospital helps them heal. After a month at Children's Hospital, little Jason was ready to go home.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Nearly $500,000 in federal funding has been earmarked for a Huntington facility that supports infants suffering from Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. Lily’s Place is set to ...

See more of our coverage in your search results. A nursery in Arizona is caring for the youngest victims of the opioid crisis. Hushabye Nursery, in Phoenix, treats babies with neonatal abstinence ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Washington State Representatives Dan Newhouse, Michael Baumgartner and Kim Schrier introduced the Maddie's Infant Recovery and Children's Legislative Emergency (MIRACLE) Act on ...