Shattering The Myth Of The ‘Addicted Baby’
Can a baby be born addicted to opiates or any other drug? The other day I caught the headline about a class-action against 20...
Born Addicted: The Number of Opioid-Addicted Babies is Soaring
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — As a team of nurses unwrap baby Jayden from the comfort of his swaddling cloth, he wails. His tiny feet shake. His...
Moms Stable in Recovery Help Other Moms in Treatment with New Program
In an effort to help mothers struggling with addiction, the Metro Drug Coalition started a program called Hands of Hope. The program...
Moms Stable in Recovery Help Other Moms in Treatment with New Program
In an effort to help mothers struggling with addiction, the Metro Drug Coalition started a program called Hands of Hope. The program...
Doc’s Research Prompts New Guidelines for Getting Pregnant Women Off Drugs
For the past five years, Dr. Craig Towers has been treating his pregnant patients with addiction issues the way he thought best – at...
Opioid-Related Deaths, Cases of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Increasing in Tennessee
KNOXVILLE (WATE) – Tennessee is making progress in the fight against the opioid abuse, but is it enough? A new study by the Sycamore...