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FLORIDA
Home to the original pill mills, Florida has not escaped the impacts of the opioid epidemic. Get information about rates of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) by county here.
THE SOBERING STATISTICS
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There were 935 cases NAS in Florida is 2022.
Florida Health Charts. Not all opioid-exposed babies get a diagnosis of NAS at birth. There are many more opioid-exposed babies than this statistic captures. All babies exposed to opioids during pregnancy can experience changes to the structure and function of their fetal brains, leading to long term outcomes. An NAS diagnosis, or lack of one, does not predict the likelihood or severity of lifelong consequences.
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In 2022, the rate of NAS was 4.2 per 1,000 births statewide and is as high as 26 (or 2.6% of births) in the hardest hit counties.
Florida Department of Health, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Surveillance, https://www.floridahealth.gov/statistics-data/maternal-and-child/.
