spike in newborn drug withdrawal tied to prenatal painkiller use /

Published at 2016-01-13 02:37:03

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TUESDAY,Jan. 12, 2016 (HealthDay News) — More babies are being born with drug withdrawal syndrome, and possibly due to increased spend of powerful prescription painkillers by pregnant women,according to the director of the U.
S. National Institute on Drug Abu
se.
It’s estimated that 14 percent to 22 percent of pregnant women in the United States are [...]

Source: health.com