According to medical experts, the number of babies born with addiction to prescription painkillers has nearly doubled in the past few years. From 2003 to 2008 the number has increased to become nearly 12,000 cases, the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reported.
Read about this disturbing trend here:
http://www.npr.org/2011/02/16/133805289/number-of-newborns-addicted-to-painkillers-rising