WASHINGTON — When 2-year-old Jack Baker has a temper tantrum, his mother has to wonder: Is it because he’s 2, or that he was born addicted to drugs? Read more

One local family is taking their story to Capitol Hill to deliver an important message to their members of Congress. Nationwide Children’s Hospital patient, Jack Baker, 2 and his family will join nearly 50 other pediatric patients and their families to meet with members of Congress and share their personal health experiences as part of the 2015 Children’s Hospital Association’s Family Advocacy Day, taking place June 15-16 in Washington, D.C. Read more

A new study confirms an alarming trend observed in hospitals across the US: an exponential rise of babies born with drug withdrawal — the youngest victims of our nation’s battle with the prescription drug epidemic. Read more

A new bipartisan bill introduced Thursday will help hospitals diagnose and treat newborn babies they believe are suffering from an opiate dependency. Read more

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Stivers (R – OH), Congresswoman Katherine Clark (D –MA), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R– KY) and Senator Bob Casey (D – PA) today introduced the Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015, legislation that takes proactive steps to help hospitals diagnose and treat newborns suffering from opiate dependency. Read more

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Stivers (R – OH) co-hosted a briefing on Wednesday with Congresswoman Katherine Clark (D-MA) on Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). There were several experts in attendance as well to discuss the effect that NAS has on infants and hospitals and what can be done to stop this epidemic. Read more

Rep. Steve Stivers last week paired up with another lawmaker to reintroduce a bill aimed at helping newborns born addicted to opiates or narcotic drugs. Read more