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As many as one in five babies housed in neonatal intensive care units at one Florida hospital are there because their moms abused pain killers. The static is from St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa. Attorney General Pam Bondi suspects similar statistics around the state because of Florida’s status as pill mill capital of the country. Bondi wants to form a task force to help the babies and their mothers.

“If you are a pregnant mother out there this isn’t about taking your child away, this is about getting you help. We want you to feel comfortable that you can come forward, that you can go to you’re doctor, that you can be a success story,” said Bondi.

Babies born to women who abuse prescription drugs are more likely to be premature and have to be given methadone to break their addictions. They also suffer diarrhea and are at a greater risk of developing behavioral problems when they get older.