The number of babies who were exposed to opioids in the womb jumped by 200 percent in Florida between 2015 and 2016 -- to more than 2,500 cases, the biggest spike in the past decade, according to state data. But the number of newborns statewide who were diagnosed with opioid-withdrawal symptoms...
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Tue, 10/17/2017 - 1:45pm
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