Babies exposed to legal or illegal substances during pregnancy can suffer from neonatal abstinence syndrome as they withdraw after they are born. Symptoms include excessive trembling, blotchy skin and hyperactivity.
Ministers must take more action, according to the party's leader Alex Cole-Hamilton, who adds the Scottish Drug Death Taskforce's report noted funding to be"woefully inadequate" in the area.
"It is time for radical action, not just to help people struggling with drug misuse today, but for future generations too. "Drug misuse should always be treated as a health issue, not a criminal justice matter. Anything else will condemn many more children to be born into these awful circumstances."The Scottish government has earmarked £250m to support its national scheme on tackling drug misuse, which will be spent on increasing and improving access to treatment and recovery services.
"We are funding a national specialist residential family service run by the charity and housing association Phoenix Futures in Saltcoats, North Ayrshire, to support single parents or couples along with their children.
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