A 2010 report from the Sarasota County Department of Children and Families indicated that 64 percent of child removals cases involved prescription drug abuse. First Step, a local addictions receiving facility, added that the clinic has seen a 147 percent increase in patients admitted for prescription drugs from 2006 to 2009. Such staggering numbers have greatly affected a large portion of Sarasota County residents, resulting in family fragmentation and a significant rise in drug-dependent newborns. A recent study shows the number of Sarasota County babies born drug-dependent or suffering from [...]