Abstract
Introduction: The prevalence of opioid abuse has increased throughout Northeast Tennessee. Subsequently, more infants are born drug-exposed or with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). According to the Tennessee Department of Health, hospitalizations for deliveries with maternal substance abuse tripled in Tennessee between 1999 and 2011. During this period, the inpatient hospitalization rate for NAS increased 11-fold. In 2017, there were 163 NAS cases reported in Northeast Tennessee. The purpose of this research was to describe the prevalence of drug exposure (study 1) and compare opiate vs. non drug-exposed infants to explore for differences in demographics, …
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