The Tiniest Addicts: More Babies Born Dependent on Drugs
The Tiniest Addicts: More babies born dependent on drugs
They are newborns, welcomed into this world by addiction. And according to a study by the … Their moms are chronic opiate users — women who use heroin or pain medications like oxycontin and vicodin while they're pregnant. In some instances, the …
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Supreme Court upholds mother's drug conviction
Evidence of a newborn baby going through drug withdrawal right after birth can be used to establish that the mother consumed illegal drugs, the Idaho Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. Meridian resident Sydney Lorelei Neal was charged in August 2011 with …
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Helping families on the road to recovery
“I call it visible recovery, so rather than arrive at the chemist, pick up methadone and go back home, I wanted the families to hold their heads up and show people that they were getting better, and to stop the stigma of smackheads.” The group is open …
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