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Mass. Sees Sharp Increase in Babies Born Addicted – WGBH NEWS

Mass. Sees Sharp Increase In Babies Born Addicted – WGBH NEWS


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Mass. Sees Sharp Increase In Babies Born Addicted
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No matter the outcome of the case, Mya's brief life and untimely death point to weaknesses in a social services system that is struggling to deal with the region's booming addiction to prescription and illegal drugs — a plague that has besieged
Cases of newborns with addictions soaringBoston Globe

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‘Reel Thing’ in Provincetown Banner: ‘Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me’ – Wicked Local Truro

'Reel Thing' in Provincetown Banner: 'Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me'
Wicked Local Truro
An entertaining show biz documentary about a hard-working performer, “Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me” is a revelation because it also happens to be a profound meditation on aging and mortality. A filmmaker could do far worse than to have Stritch as a subject

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Conrad Murray Trial Jackson ‘Probably Not’ Addicted to Painkillers

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More women battling addiction
The CDC Vital Signs report said that while men are more likely to die of a prescription painkiller overdose, the percentage increase in deaths among women rose 400 percent from 1999 to 2010, as compared to 265 percent in men. The report said that 42 …
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Heroin threat looms
Over the last 20 years, a variety of potent opiate painkillers has flooded the market and black-market distribution to addicts has become a large problem across the nation. Just last year the Albany Dougherty Drug Unit made nearly 600 drug-related …
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Cases of Newborns With Addictions Soaring – Boston Globe

Cases of newborns with addictions soaring – Boston Globe


Boston Globe

Cases of newborns with addictions soaring
Boston Globe
Social workers also have started gathering more information about what happens to substance-exposed newborns after they get home in an attempt to provide better services, which the state's child advocate, Garinger, called a good start. DCF has been

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Trinity Christian College to host conference on addiction – Chicago Tribune

Trinity Christian College to host conference on addiction
Chicago Tribune
"One thing neurologically that happens when somebody becomes addicted to a substance is that an area of the brain that's involved in logical decision-making and really planning for the future tends to turn off a bit…it doesn't function as well," said

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‘Reel Thing’ in Provincetown Banner: ‘Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me’ – Wicked Local Truro

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But it happened in post-war Scotland and the traumatised survivors say they are still trying to piece their lives back together. George, Jimmy and … Elizabeth lost six of her 18 children as babies and the couple spiralled into alcohol abuse. Social …
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Honesty is the best policy so be upfront with insurers
So what are we most likely to lie to our insurer about – and what could happen if you're caught out? Penalty points … If you're a heavy drinker or have a history of alcohol abuse or dependence, this will push up the cost of your life assurance …
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Does Porn Hurt Children? – New York Times

Does Porn Hurt Children? – New York Times

Does Porn Hurt Children?
New York Times
The initiative, which was conceived and very publicly promoted by the government, is intended to prevent what Prime Minister David Cameron called the corrosion of childhood, which, he argued in a speech last year, happens when kids are exposed to

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How Addiction Happens – Google News

Cases of newborns with addictions soaring – Boston Globe


Boston Globe

Cases of newborns with addictions soaring
Boston Globe
Social workers also have started gathering more information about what happens to substance-exposed newborns after they get home in an attempt to provide better services, which the state's child advocate, Garinger, called a good start. DCF has been

How Addiction Happens – Google News

Trinity Christian College to host conference on addiction – Chicago Tribune

Tennessee Lawmakers Introduce Proposal to Jail Women for Their Pregnancy

Tennessee lawmakers introduce proposal to jail women for their pregnancy
These approaches treat addiction as a moral failing. Addiction is a chronic, relapsing biological and behavioral disorder with genetic components.” Kathy Hartke, M.D., Wisconsin Section Legislative Chair of the American Congress of Obstetricians and …
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Sam Green/Cortez Journal
She had her own problems battling drug addiction, which forced Chavez at an early age to serve as the father figure for his seven brothers and sisters. “I had a really bad childhood,” Chavez said. The unwarranted pressures of growing up fast …
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