There has been a five-fold increase in babies born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) from 2000 to 2012. These babies are a part of why HHS has made addressing the opioid epidemic a Department-wide priority. In collaboration with partners across federal government, SAMHSA is sharpening its focus on opioid-dependent pregnant women. And with a $1 billion, two-year investment of new, mandatory funding in the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Budget proposal to bolster our efforts, we’re expanding and intensifying our work to prevent and treat opioid dependence, including identification and treatment of NAS.
Read more here: http://blog.samhsa.gov/2016/08/02/a-healthier-start-addressing-neonatal-abstinence-syndrome-and-opioid-misuse-during-pregnancy/#.V7OF7ZMrK_P