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A Weblog Dedicated to the Discussion of the Christian Faith and 21st Century Life
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I do not seek to understand that I may believe, but I believe in order to understand. For this also I believe, –that unless I believed, I should not understand.-- St. Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109)

Tuesday, May 01, 2012

Born Addicted

This is alarming.
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More babies born addicted to painkillers


WASHINGTON: Prescription painkiller abuse among mothers-to-be has driven up the rate of babies born in the United States with opiate addiction almost threefold in a decade, said a US study.

The study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed a five-fold increase in maternal use of painkillers from 2000 to 2009, rising from 1.19 cases per 1,000 births to 5.63 per 1,000 annually.

Not all babies - between 60-80% - born to drug-using mothers develop neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), which can include breathing problems, tremors and seizures, feeding difficulties, low birthweight and irritability.
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The entire post can be read here.

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