A nursery in Arizona is caring for the youngest victims of the opioid crisis. Hushabye Nursery, in Phoenix, treats babies with neonatal abstinence syndrome, a withdrawal-like condition caused by ...

(CNN) -- Children born dependent on heroin and other opiates may be more likely to perform poorly academically as they get older, according to a new study from Australian researchers. Children born ...

Babies born to opioid users had shorter hospital stays and needed less medication when their care emphasized parent involvement, skin-to-skin contact and a quiet environment, researchers reported ...

A nonprofit nursery for babies recovering from substance withdrawal is set to open in Spokane later this year. The nursery, called Maddie's Place, has been in the works for several years. Founder ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new and improved way to care for babies born suffering from addiction withdrawal symptoms could be coming, according to a new trial. Several local hospitals, including UC Medical ...

A more natural approach to caring for babies with opioid withdrawal that incorporates the family reduces the amount of time they spend in the hospital and results in fewer babies on medication, a new ...

On learning last year she was pregnant with her second child, Cailyn Morreale was overcome with fear and trepidation. “I was so scared,” said Morreale, a resident of the small western North Carolina ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — They’re the tiniest and most innocent victims of the heroin addiction crisis but it doesn’t spare them their suffering. They cry relentlessly at a disturbing pitch and can’t ...

As the opioid crisis continues, the number of babies born with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS)—a condition that affects infants whose mothers used opioids during pregnancy—has risen 5-fold ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and Blue Ridge Behavioral Health Center is celebrating 33 years of a program that offers maternal mental health services and substance use ...

Opiate withdrawal is typically associated with flu-like symptoms that can be severe but improve over time. In rare cases, death is possible when withdrawal leads to extreme dehydration, a dangerous ...