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OBGYN: Babies Being Born Addicted To Opioids Hits Highs In New Jersey OBGYN: Babies Being Born Addicted To Opioids Hits Highs In New Jersey
Obgyn: Babies Being Born Addicted To Opioids Hits Highs In New Jersey Every 15 minutes a baby in the U.S. is born withdrawal symptoms due to pre-birth exposure to opioids, according to a new study. Bergen County is following the same trend as the rest of the nation, Holy Name Medical Center OB-GYN Department Director Payal Shah says. Babies born with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) -- a drug withdrawal syndrome that some experience infants shortly after birth -- has worsened by nearly fivefold from 2004 to 2014, according to a new analysis of Medicaid data. NAS is a problem that nearly every hospital is dealing with, the physician said. "You think i…

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