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SHAKY START  This baby girl, born last November, was given methadone to treat her withdrawal from her mother’s opioid pain medication.

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The first thing you’ll notice is the noise. Monitors beep steadily, relentlessly, ready to sound a car-alarm blare if a baby is in trouble.