Perinatal Summit Tackles Abuse

Published November 30, 2013

Perinatal summit tackles abuse
Cultivating relationships may be one of the key solutions in addressing substance abuse in pregnant women, explained Ira Chasnoff, president of Children's Research Triangle in Chicago. Chasnoff, who is a researcher in child development and effects of …
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The Tiniest Addicts: More babies born dependent on drugs
Dr. Jones works with addicted moms during their pregnancies at Froedtert Hospital. She says prescription drug abuse is a growing epidemic across the country, and especially in Wisconsin. “We are seeing teenagers. We are seeing house homemakers.
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Task force seeks new laws for pregnant drug users
Studies show the number of newborns with opiate drug withdrawal has more than tripled over the last decade. Natalie Robinson, coordinator of the Indiana Attorney General's Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force, said the problem has reached epidemic levels …
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