"The number of methadone-withdrawing babies has skyrocketed in the last four to five years. The problem right now is much worse than it ever was before."(Source: www.jsonline.com)
Posted By: Aspen Education Group
Monday, March 09, 2009
Infant Addictions on the Rise in Wisconsin
Doctors in Wisconsin have seen rates of infant addiction - infants born addicted to substances due to drug use by their mothers - skyrocket in the last four to five years. The problem is largely related to the treatment of heroin addiction and addiction to prescription painkillers using methadone. Babies are being born addicted to methadone, and many of them don't live more than a couple of months. John Glaspey, a pediatrician and neonatologist in Wisconsin, commented: