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Criminalizing Pregnant Women Who Use Illegal Drugs: 'Throwing a Lit Match'

Criminalizing pregnant women who use illegal drugs: 'Throwing a lit match'
… who use illegal drugs: 'Throwing a lit match'. Shutterstock. When the Tennessee General Assembly voted last week to criminally prosecute women who use illegal narcotics during pregnancy, it ignored, among other things, the major medical community's …… Continue reading

Drug Program in Jeopardy for Pregnant Women

Drug program in jeopardy for pregnant women
Katrina Robinson was a model from Carrboro, 14 years old, who'd recently moved to Durham. The daughter of a dancer and singer, she had long eyelashes and often wore sparkly eye shadow. That day she had … Funded primarily with government grants …… Continue reading

Arizona Woman Shares Overcoming Drug Addiction to Save Others – KPHO Phoenix

Arizona woman shares overcoming drug addiction to save others – KPHO Phoenix

Arizona woman shares overcoming drug addiction to save others
KPHO Phoenix
A Valley woman's dependence on drugs and alcohol nearly killed her more than once. But she overcame addition and now she's sharing her experiences to save others.… Continue reading

Pregnant Woman Drinking and Doing Drugs?

Question by brittykay09: Pregnant woman drinking and doing drugs?
A woman i know is pregnant and is an alcoholic and also a pretty heavy drug user. She refuses to quit because she says she did it with her other kids are they are perfectly fine. I have told her how… Continue reading

Arizona Woman Shares Overcoming Drug Addiction to Save Others – KPHO Phoenix

Arizona woman shares overcoming drug addiction to save others – KPHO Phoenix

Arizona woman shares overcoming drug addiction to save others
KPHO Phoenix
A Valley woman's dependence on drugs and alcohol nearly killed her more than once. But she overcame addition and now she's sharing her experiences to save others.… Continue reading

Proposed Tenn. Law Would Prosecute Drug-Addicted Pregnant Women

Proposed Tenn. law would prosecute drug-addicted pregnant women
… baby is addicted, harmed or dies because of the drug use. Manager or Recovery Services at Peninsula Outpatient Centers Mary Nelle Osborne said that the state should make a financial investment in treatment options in order for the system… Continue reading

Drug Abuse Council Supports Ganja Decriminalisation

Drug Abuse Council supports ganja decriminalisation
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) believes that the use of marijuana in Jamaica should be decriminalised not only for medicinal purposes, but also for religious and recreation. “The position of the National …
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Task Force Shows Positive Results From Recovery Kentucky Centers

Task force shows positive results from Recovery Kentucky centers
In addition to the $ 500,000 to build the new Recovery Kentucky facility in Ashland, Independence House in Corbin and Chrysalis House in Lexington will share $ 1 million to offer substance abuse treatment to pregnant women. The plan also provides… Continue reading

Arizona Woman Shares Overcoming Drug Addiction to Save Others – KPHO Phoenix

Arizona woman shares overcoming drug addiction to save others – KPHO Phoenix

Arizona woman shares overcoming drug addiction to save others
KPHO Phoenix
A Valley woman's dependence on drugs and alcohol nearly killed her more than once. But she overcame addition and now she's sharing her experiences to save others.… Continue reading

Grant to Coordinate Care for Substanceabusing Pregnant Women

Grant to coordinate care for substanceabusing pregnant women
An increase in narcotic addiction has disproportionately affected women in rural areas, and during the past five years, the Calvert County Substance Abuse outpatient services have seen a 350 percent increase in requests for treatment for prescription …
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