Fetal opioid addiction increases four-fold in Wisconsin

In response to the rise in the number of babies born with opioid addictions, Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services proposed a new initiative to reduce the nonmedical use of opioids among young people, establish accessible addiction treatment programs and develop abuse-intervention training for professionals. According to a DHS report, the rate of neonatal abstinence syndrome, which occurs when an infant … Continue reading Fetal opioid addiction increases four-fold in Wisconsin