CHICAGO (AP) - Less than a month old, Savannah Dannelley scrunches her tiny face into a scowl as a nurse gently squirts a dose of methadone into her mouth. The infant is going through drug withdrawal ...

ATLANTA — Every 25 minutes in the United States, a baby is born experiencing opioid withdrawal, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It's a crisis that demands action, but an ...

An increasing number of babies across the country are born addicted to opioids and require intensive care, according to a study analyzing MEDNAX Clinical Data Warehouse statistics from 299 neonatal ...

The opioid drug epidemic has created a lot more drug-dependent newborns and hospitals often have to foot the bill for their treatment, the Boston Herald has reported. The cost of treating these ...

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — Newborn babies in Washington are testing positive for drugs at rates far exceeding the national average, the KING 5 Investigators uncovered. Three mothers in various stages of ...