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BORN DEPENDENT ON DRUGS - 'These Kids Are Unbelievable Resilient'

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November 18, 2024

FOR 25 YEARS A GROWING NUMBER OF BABIES HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO OPIOIDS IN THE WOMB. AS THEY GET OLDER, THEY NAVIGATE UNIQUE CHALLENGES

- ALEXANDRA ROCKEY FLEMING

BORN DEPENDENT ON DRUGS - 'These Kids Are Unbelievable Resilient'

Even as a little girl growing up in Massachusetts, Sophie Perry-Stewart knew she was different. Routine hygiene tasks such as showering overwhelmed her. She exploded in tantrums over seemingly small matters like getting dressed.

imageBiting a preschool classmate resulted in her expulsion. "I was always trying my best to fit in," the 23-year-old says, "but I could never make the pieces work together." In context it's understandable: Like a growing number of people in the U.S., Sophie has neonatal abstinence syndrome, or NAS, which occurs when a fetus is exposed in the womb to opioids and is born dependent on those substances.

(Sophie's mom, Meghann Perry, 51, now in long-term recovery, had struggled with heroin addiction and was using methadone during her pregnancy.)

imageThe resulting constellation of short- and long-term symptoms can range from hyperactivity to sensory or mood issues and developmental delays, though every person NAS navigates their own obstacles.

"I have a really with hard time connecting with people-that's something I still struggle with," Sophie says. "And emotional regulation is a big one." More and more Americans are facing these challenges. While there is no comprehensive national number, studies indicate NAS diagnoses have increased from about one out of every 1,000 births, in 1999, to more than six out of every 1,000 or 59 babies each day-according to 2020 data cited by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Wild at Heart

TABATHA ZIMIGA IS RAISING THREE KIDS, RUNNING A 1,200-ACRE HORSE RANCH, MENTORING THOSE IN NEED AND PLAYING HERSELF ON THE BIG SCREEN

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October 06, 2025

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NBA Star Jayson Tatum 'MY BOYS KEPT MY SPIRITS UP'

AS HE FIGHTS TO COME BACK AFTER A CAREER-THREATENING INJURY, THE BOSTON CELTICS SUPERSTAR IS STILL ‘SUPERMAN’ TO HIS TWO SONS

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October 06, 2025

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VANNA WHITE'S SON NIKKO HE'S GOT GAME!

CAN WE GET AN ‘H’ FOR HOT? GET TO KNOW THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE COHOST’S SON

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October 06, 2025

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One Battle After Another

Leonardo DiCaprio and Sean Penn fight for the soul of America

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October 06, 2025

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Lionel Richie: A Legend Looks Back

HIGHS AND LOWS AND ICONIC LOVE SONGS: INSIDE THE LIFE OF A CREATOR OF TIMELESS POP CLASSICS

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October 06, 2025

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Robert Redford 1936-2025

WITH QUIET AUTHENTICITY, THE HOLLYWOOD ICON CHANNELED HIS PASSION INTO STORYTELLING AND ACTIVISM—AND LIVED HIS LIFE ON HIS OWN TERMS

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October 06, 2025

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Kristen Wiig on Acting With Her Twins and Playing a Villain

Saturday Night Live alum Kristen Wiig knows a thing or two about getting into a kooky character. She’s at it again in Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie, out Sept. 26. Only this time the actress, 52, is joined by her fun-loving twin daughters Shiloh and Luna.

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October 06, 2025

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SPILLING THE THE FAMILY TEA

THE FORMER HOUSEWIFE OF ATLANTA, HER NEXT GEN DAUGHTER AND ‘MAMA JOYCE’ GOSSIP ABOUT FOOD, FAMILY AND WHO’S THE FUNNIEST

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October 06, 2025

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Tom Holland Suffers Concussion Filming New Spider-Man Movie

Tom Holland was injured on the U.K. set of the next Spider-Man film.

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October 06, 2025

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