Ohio to Help Babies Born With Addictions by Helping Moms

Ohio to help babies born with addictions by helping moms

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

With the number of drug-addicted newborns soaring, Gov. John Kasich's administration announced an initiative yesterday to help pregnant mothers kick their heroin and prescription-drug habits. The $ 4.2 million Maternal Opiate Medical Support Project …
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Brown Bag Lunch to educate community on prescription drug abuse

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WomenSource is focusing on the dangers and prevention of prescription drug abuse for its monthly Brown Bag Lunch series. A nonprofit charitable organization based in Gainesville, WomenSource hosts an educational luncheon event the first Thursday of …
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Prescription drug abuse up among US teens

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TUESDAY, April 23 (HealthDay News) — The United States appears to be in the throes of a prescription drug abuse crisis among teens, with a new survey showing that 24 percent of high school students — more than 5 million kids — have abused these …
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Prescription Drug Addiction Growing Among Women

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He led a discussion of the issue with members of the Prescription Drug Abuse Alliance Thursday morning. He said drug abuse and misuse among women is a growing and under-recognized problem. Between 1999 and 2010, nearly 50,000 women died from …
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CNN: Battling prescription drug abuse – HLN’s Dr. Drew Pinsky and guests talk about the fight against prescription drug addiction.