> 1,500 newborns a year exhibit “neonatal withdrawal symptoms” within a few hours of birth
> Since 2009, nearly 7,800 newborns entered the world hooked on drugs as they were born to drug addicted mothers
> NHS figures that found 464 babies were born addicts in Wales, 738 in Scotland, 6,599 in England in the last five years.
Guardian view: More than 1,500 UK babies born addicted to drugs each year.
Mirror: More than 1,500 babies born addicted to heroin, crack cocaine and other drugs every year.
Also: Every four days in Wales a baby is born addicted to drugs.