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G. K. Butterfield: “Far too many babies are born into a life that begin with opioid dependency because their mothers used or at least abused…”

On the recordMarch 20, 2018
Far too many babies are born into a life that begin with opioid dependency because their mothers used or at least abused these drugs while she was pregnant.
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G. K. Butterfield
Democratic · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Butterfield highlights the issue of neonatal abstinence syndrome linked to maternal drug use.

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