Will the youngest victims be left out of opioid settlement?

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Suffer The Little Children –

December 15, 2019 – Studies indicate more than 30,000 babies with the condition are born every year in the U.S. — about one every 15 minutes. Although their plight is mentioned in opioid-related litigation, there are growing concerns that those children will be left out of financial settlements being negotiated now.

Robbie Nicholson, of Eagleville, tried to comfort her second child while the baby slowly underwent withdrawal from drugs Nicholson had taken during pregnancy.“The whole experience is just traumatizing, really,” Nicholson said. Nicholson’s ordeal began right after her first pregnancy. To help with postpartum recovery, her doctor prescribed her a pile of Percocets. That was the norm.“Back then, it was like I was on them for a full month. And then he was like, ‘OK, you’re done.’ And I was like, ‘Oh, my God, I’ve got a newborn, first-time mom, no energy, no sleep — like, that was getting me through,’” she said. “It just built and built and built off that.”