Area Hospitals See Increase in Infants Born Dependent on Drugs
Area hospitals see increase in infants born dependent on drugs
Wells said she doesn't have any statistics, but she's seen a definite increase in babies going through neonatal abstinence syndrome – or withdrawal – in the last year or two, enough to cause the hospital to rewrite some of its policies. Some months …
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In heroin's grip: Overdose deaths expose Torrington's struggle with addiction
Stevens, 27, is from Thomaston, a town small enough that most people know of the drug addiction he's dealt with, which means most people think of him as a junkie. He's been kicked … Providing better access to drug treatment also is essential …
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Number of drug-affected babies in Maine skyrockets
The Republican governor's weekly radio address sheds light on a growing symptom of Maine's high addiction rate to opiates, like heroin and prescription narcotics. He says the number of babies affected or dependent on drugs is expected to climb to more …
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