➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:
US: A Healthier Start: Addressing Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Opioid Misuse during Pregnancy
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration – August 02, 2016
There has been a five-fold increase in babies born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) from 2000 to 2012. These babies are a part of why HHS has made addressing the opioid epidemic a Department-wide priority.
http://blog.samhsa.gov/2016/08/02/a-healthier-start-addressing-neonatal-abstinence-syndrome-and-opioid-misuse-during-pregnancy/