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The rate of babies in Michigan born to drug-addicted moms is increasing. What needs to change?

UPDATED: 4/26/16 at 2:37 pmInconsolable crying. Difficulty feeding. Tremors. Tight muscle tone. Fever. Diarrhea.These are among the miseries a newborn…