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More California babies born addicted to drugs


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By Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee

A growing number of California infants are born addicted to drugs, according to a Bee review of new state data.

About 1,190 California newborns were diagnosed with drug withdrawal syndrome last year, up more than 50 percent from a decade earlier, according to hospital discharge data from the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development. That translates to about one addicted newborn for every 400 births.

The increase comes as the number of California births has dropped sharply.

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  1. Kits Carson says - Posted: August 19, 2015

    With OVomit giving out free everything to losers, they have no need to work. They are comfortable in their dirt bag lifestyles. So they do meth instead and breed. Unfortunately, the newborns have no choice in it.

  2. liberule says - Posted: August 19, 2015

    Correct Kits. Obozo’s rewarded people for being lazy losers. There are times when I seriously wonder why I get up to go to work. I could just stop working, get EBT, a brand new obama phone, WIC and subsidized housing. Why not?

  3. nature bats last says - Posted: August 19, 2015

    Kitty litter & libdrool = finger pointers

  4. rock4tahoe says - Posted: August 19, 2015

    Oh Kits Cr@p Con-pussi, your shrinking Ithyphallophobia ‎is showing. Time for your Flight Suit Bush Doll therapy now.

  5. rock4tahoe says - Posted: August 19, 2015

    Hey Lib, you really need to learn how to read. The article stated Opiate Painkillers and Prescription drugs twice.

    In 2012 259 million prescriptions for painkillers were written in America.

    Every day 46 people OD on prescription pain killers in America.

    Top Ten States with the highest per capita painkiller prescription rates are:

    Alabama
    Kentucky
    Oklahoma
    Tennessee
    West Virginia

    Not that you care about people or anything.

  6. rock4tahoe says - Posted: August 19, 2015

    Ok Censors, here is the G rated version.

    Getting back to the article now.

    1190 or .2% of children born in California were from drug addicted Mothers.

    An estimated 5000 or 1% of children born in California were from Alcoholic Mothers.

    And, an estimated 40,000 or 8% of children born in California were from Cigarette Smoking Mothers.

  7. liberule says - Posted: August 23, 2015

    What does that have to do with obama? Rock: who cares?

  8. Kits Carson says - Posted: August 23, 2015

    nature: Does that mean you want to remain as one of O’Vomits free loaders? Yes…the finger points at YOU!

    You seriously need to learn a few more phrases. YOU and your predictable “finger pointing” statements are as old as the dust a coyote farts.

  9. fromform says - Posted: August 23, 2015

    kits=stupid

  10. Kits Carson says - Posted: August 23, 2015

    V E R Y intelligent response Form. Did that take long? You should really stay out of where you don’t belong.