New program teaches foster parents to treat opiate-addicted babies in home

BEMIDJI -- A hospital isn't the best place for a baby to come off opioids, say John and Cindy Ness.

They would know: For the last 17 years, the couple has been foster parents to dozens of children — mostly newborns and toddlers, some of whom were born addicted to opioids.

http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/region/4214472-new-program-teaches-foster-parents-treat-opiate-addicted-babies-home