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Hospital seeing more babies born exposed to prescription drugs

Julie O'Neill, CNN

Updated 8:28 AM EDT,
Sat April 28, 2012

Newborns battle drug withdrawal

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Tennessee ranks among the top states dealing with prescription drug abuse

About half of all babies in intensive care at one hospital suffer from drug withdrawal

Opioids, like oxycodone, are the main drugs in these babies' systems

Most are diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome, or NAS

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http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/28/health/drug-babies/index.html?hpt=hp_c2




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