Babies born of mothers who use drugs during pregnancy are born “addicted”.

No, “addiction” (dependence) requires a fully developed nervous system and the presence of the drug to produce dependence. First, not all babies are susceptible to the disease even if they are exposed to a drug. Second, when drug-exposed babies are seen to have withdrawal or other signs of distress at birth, people readily assume that the babies are “addicted”. In actuality, such babies as they grow usually do not seek drugs, nor do they lose control over their use of drugs (the primary sign of dependence) in any greater proportion than non-drug-exposed babies