Whoever said drug addiction is a victimless crime never visited St. Joseph’s Women’s Hospital in Tampa. Nearly one in 10 babies are born to mothers addicted to drugs, with the highest percentage dependent on the prescription painkiller oxycodone.
Neonatal abstinence syndrome is the name given to effects of drug withdrawal on newborns. Symptoms may include sensitivity to light and noise, poor feeding and poor weight gain. In addition, these infants often have incessant high-pitched crying as well as seizures and tremors. They are frequently premature.
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