Congresswoman Miller Announces Funding for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

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Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) announced today two grants, totaling $288,777, from the Department of Health and Human Services to combat neonatal abstinence syndrome in Southern West Virginia.

"Our children deserve the best foundation possible to set them up for a successful future," said Congresswoman Miller. "This funding will provide mothers with the resources they need to overcome addiction and treatment for their babies who are suffering from the second-generation impacts of this crisis. West Virginia is ground zero for the opioid epidemic, and fighting this tragic disease at a young age is a crucial step towards stopping its spread in our communities and ending this crisis once and for all."

The first grant, worth $122,111, is going to the Logan County Commission. The second grant, worth $166,666, is going to the Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center in Princeton, West Virginia.

Neonatal abstinence syndrome (also called NAS) is a group of conditions caused when a baby withdraws from certain drugs after exposure in the womb before birth.

In 2019, Congresswoman Miller introduced an amendment to add $2,000,000 for NAS research funding to the 2020 Federal Government Budget. Her amendment passed in the House by a vote of 421-3.

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