Health Matters: Epidemic of Drug Addicted Babies

Health Matters: Epidemic of drug addicted babies

Filed under: drug addiction help for families

When specialists from Golisano Children's Hospital noticed a large number of drug- addicted newborns, they started an internal probe. "What we're … Recognizing their cries for help and treating them immediately is helping babies break the cycle of …
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Drug abuse 'poster child' sentenced for burglary

Filed under: drug addiction help for families

Drug abuse 'poster child' sentenced for burglary. Print Email … RACINE — Calling a Sturtevant man “the poster child of the devastation drugs pose to the community,” a judge on Monday sentenced him to three years behind bars. Drew A. Gissel, 24, also …
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5 Signs Your Recovery Is in Jeopardy

Filed under: drug addiction help for families

Given all the buzz about the biological roots of addiction, it may come as a surprise that it's not necessarily having a long line of addicts in the family or an “addictive personality” that sets a recovery effort up for failure, but more to do with …
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Needle exchange demand soars in Cape Breton

Filed under: drug addiction help for families

"There's a real war on drugs in those communities, and it makes life very difficult for people who are using drugs to gain support from fellow community members." Porter said she hopes to reduce the stigma associated with drug addiction on First …
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