Did you know more than 1,000 infants in Tennessee are born dependent on drugs each year? October is Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Awareness Month, so we wanted to share information about this important aspect of the opioid epidemic. What is NAS, and how does it happen? NAS occurs when a baby goes through withdrawal from […]
Number of babies born dependent on drugs growing,ETSU researching to find answers
TRI-CITIES, TN (WJHL)- Right now our region has one of the biggest populations of babies born dependent on drugs. Out of the entire state, the East Tennessee region from Knoxville to Northeast TN accounts for nearly half of babies born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome or NAS. There are still many questions surrounding NAS, and the […]
