It’s hard to imagine a more difficult start to life than the early days of Callum Hesketh. Adopted at the age of four after 24 temporary placements in foster care, Mr Hesketh was raised by a loving ...

DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill. (WPVI) -- The ABC7 I-Team looked into the most heartbreaking development of the opioid epidemic: tiny lives that begin drug dependent. They can't "just say no" because they are ...

The number of U.S. infants born with neonatal abstinence syndrome — a term encapsulating the host of health problems newborns experience when their mothers use opioids during pregnancy — increased ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New Mexico will move to take custody of more children born with drugs in their systems and put families who do keep their children ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — For years, our 4 Investigates team has focused on our state’s CARA program. It’s the comprehensive addiction and recovery act, developed to help families with drug addiction. Now, ...

Born premature, Tiny Man spent two weeks in the neonatal intensive care unit at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Bryant visited him daily, knowing that when he was ready to leave, he would arrive ...

NASHVILLE — A task force of state health officials is trying to reverse an alarming rise in the number of babies born addicted to drugs in Tennessee.

Zach Grace overcame homelessness and losing custody of his child to become a recovery advocate helping others at Nashville bridge gathering NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — It took a long time, but Zach ...

Tennessee's legislature gave its approval a bill that would criminalize some drug-addicted pregnant women, depending on the outcome of their pregnancy. The bill, if signed into law, would allow ...

It’s hard to imagine a more difficult start to life than the early days of Callum Hesketh. He spent his first four months in intensive care after suffering a stroke and a cardiac arrest as hospital ...