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When babies are born withdrawing from opioids

More American babies are now born with NAS, caused by their mother's opioid addiction.

03/11/2016 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

When babies are born withdrawing from opioids

Clip: 3/11/2016 | 7m 49s

More American babies are now born with NAS, caused by their mother's opioid addiction.

The number of American babies born going through withdrawal from prescription painkillers and heroin used by their mothers during pregnancy, a condition called Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, increased fivefold between 2000 and 2012. NewsHour's Alison Stewart explores the consequences of the painful condition on mothers and infants.

03/11/2016 | Rating NR

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