Born Addicted: Treating Drug-Dependent Babies

Published February 2, 2013

Born Addicted: Treating Drug-Dependent Babies – Hospitals in Florida and elsewhere are grappling with the latest fallout from the epidemic of prescription-drug abuse: babies born addicted to painkillers. The newborns present new challenges for hospitals. Photo: Jason Henry/The Wall Street Journal Subscribe to the WSJ Live YouTube Channel – www.youtube.com More WSJLive YouTube: www.youtube.com Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com WSJ: www.wsj.com

Sunday Dialogue: Treating the Mentally Ill

Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment

The 2010 Report of the Maine Domestic Abuse Homicide Review Panel found, “More than ever before the panel has reviewed cases involving intrafamilial homicide; a significant number of these cases involved perpetrators who have mental illness and are not …
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Dr. Kate Scannell: Managing pain may soon get even more difficult

Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment

Each of us is also likely to bear the toll of prescription drug abuse. Through our own sad personal experiences involving addiction. The overdose deaths of friends, colleagues, role models. Frustrating encounters with overly-cautious doctors who seem …
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