HUNTINGTON, W.Va.-- Numbers from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services indicate the number of drug-addicted babies born in West Virginia is on the rise. Lily's Place, a group in ...

DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill. (WPVI) -- The ABC7 I-Team looked into the most heartbreaking development of the opioid epidemic: tiny lives that begin drug dependent. They can't "just say no" because they are ...

A baby is born in withdrawal every 18 minutes in the US, and most end up in foster care. At centers like Maddie’s Place, mothers stay with their infants – and leave together, in recovery ...

Washington Democrats and Governor Bob Ferguson claim to champion the vulnerable, yet they have once again revealed their disturbing priorities. Ferguson, in a move of pure political pandering, has ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WKEF/WRGT) -- The opiate problem in the Miami Valley is having an effect on newborn babies. Now, a local hospital has implemented a program to help support those babies going through ...

From the moment they are born, the babies scream inconsolably, said Dr. Joy Anderson, an obstetrician and gynecologist at Mountain States Medical Group. “When you deliver a baby on Subutex [a drug ...

The numbers tell a story no one wants to hear: opioid use during pregnancy has more than doubled in California over the past decade, with rates climbing from 0.14% in 2008 to 0.33% in 2020. This ...

SEATTLE — Some Washington lawmakers on both sides of the aisle insist the state must find a way to reopen a nursery for vulnerable babies in Kent. Senator Tina Orwall (D) told KOMO News she intends to ...

It’s not only people addicted to alcohol or drugs who experience significant withdrawal symptoms if they stop using. Antidepressant (AD) withdrawal symptoms are also common, can be severe and ...

Dominic Cipriano couldn't stop shaking. A drug dealer on the streets of Kensington had sold him a bag of what he thought was fentanyl. And when he entered withdrawal, he started rocking from side to ...