CDC sees possible link between opioids and birth defect

NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials are looking into a possible link between prescription opioids and a horrific birth defect.
Babies born with the defect have their intestines hanging outside the stomach, due to a hole in the abdominal wall. Surgery is often needed to fix it.
Roughly 1,800 such cases are seen in the U.S. each year, but the number has been rising.
A study released Thursday noted cases were 60 percent more common in counties that had highest opioid prescription rates. The Cent