A Complicated Question
...would prospective parents be dissuaded from giving birth in the hospital, fearing their newborn would be taken from them, and instead choose to have the birth in a less medically safe setting?
A Complicated Question
...would prospective parents be dissuaded from giving birth in the hospital, fearing their newborn would be taken from them, and instead choose to have the birth in a less medically safe setting?
Here’s a situation that illustrates some of the difficulties involved in ensuring safety for the very youngest victims of addiction-- infants born to drug-addicted parents.
It’s an emotionally charged issue, but also one fraught with social and legal complications. Even the best-intentioned efforts to correct deficiencies in the system can inadvertently lead to new and unforeseen problems.
For example, one Governor’s plan to protect infants who have been exposed to drugs via the parent’s use:
Memo outlines ... hospitals' concerns over governor's policy change on drug-exposed infants
The story in brief: infants have suffered after having been returned by a hospital to the care of their drug-involved parents. Understandably, there was an uproar. Why didn’t the hospital staff simply keep the infant in their custody until the appropriate authorities could take over?
A natural question. The Governor had responded with a rule requiring the hospital to "...hold...
It’s an emotionally charged issue, but also one fraught with social and legal complications. Even the best-intentioned efforts to correct deficiencies in the system can inadvertently lead to new and unforeseen problems.
For example, one Governor’s plan to protect infants who have been exposed to drugs via the parent’s use:
Memo outlines ... hospitals' concerns over governor's policy change on drug-exposed infants
The story in brief: infants have suffered after having been returned by a hospital to the care of their drug-involved parents. Understandably, there was an uproar. Why didn’t the hospital staff simply keep the infant in their custody until the appropriate authorities could take over?
A natural question. The Governor had responded with a rule requiring the hospital to "...hold...
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A drug test hits the headlines…
...simply holding up a sheet of paper with numbers purporting to be the results of a drug test, may possibly be the least reliable way to demonstrate continuing abstinence from drug use.
OD Epidemic Nearing an End?
I couldn’t help noticing: The lack of references to the effectiveness of interdiction and law-enforcement.
A Complicated Question
...would prospective parents be dissuaded from giving birth in the hospital, fearing their newborn would be taken from them, and instead choose to have the birth in a less medically safe setting?
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A Cult Phenomenon
...along with its newfound respectability, the widespread use of psychedelic drugs in therapy and for spiritual growth has attracted some pretty unscrupulous individuals.
Hardcore, once more
Incarceration alone is almost never very effective— in fact, drinking may well resume the day the offender is released.
A Cult Phenomenon
...along with its newfound respectability, the widespread use of psychedelic drugs in therapy and for spiritual growth has attracted some pretty unscrupulous individuals.
Life in a Hot Spot
Make it a continuing effort, using strategies based in evidence, and harnessing the power of human interaction-- instead of relying on a burst of anti-drug education, however intense.
Aging in Recovery
She emphasizes how much stigma is encountered by older recovering persons in the healthcare system.
Should We Pay People Not to Use Meth?
...the fastest growing drug of abuse in many areas is methamphetamine, a stimulant. Incentive programs for drug abuse patients first appeared in the treatment of stimulant disorders, and much of the evidence in support of the practice is based there.
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Intrusions into the Mind
...there solely to promote an impulse purchase of something the viewer doesn’t actually need or want. In this case, a return to drug use.
The Natural History of PTSD
...nearly as many participants experienced worsening symptoms over time as those who improved. In those cases, time wasn’t much of a healer.
Autism Can Be Expensive
Anxious parents are seeking coverage for proven behavioral therapies and getting turned down.
Intrusions into the Mind
...there solely to promote an impulse purchase of something the viewer doesn’t actually need or want. In this case, a return to drug use.
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First Person Hard Charger
In fact, in many instances, the trauma that occurs after they’re addicted is more damaging than what happened before.
First Person Hard Charger
In fact, in many instances, the trauma that occurs after they’re addicted is more damaging than what happened before.
Diagnosing Cannabis Use Disorder: Updated
It certainly makes sense that if you suffer from a major mental illness, you should stay away from pot.
Video: Practical Advice on Prescription Painkiller Problems
People have abused opiates for 5,000 years. As much as medicine depends on them, they've always created problems for a percentage of users.
