Drug Babies: The Youngest Victims of Addiction

Published November 17, 2013

Drug Babies: The Youngest Victims of Addiction
About 13,000 babies are born yearly with NAS. Harrison County ranks number one in the state per capita for mothers-to-be who test positive for some type of drug, at some point in their pregnancy. In reality, about 70 to 80 percent of the mothers-to-be …
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NSW to take babies away from drug–addicted or abused women
THE New South Wales government is considering controversial new laws which could see babies taken away at birth from drug-addicted or abused mothers who refuse to seek help. Pregnant women who abuse drugs or alcohol will be made to sign a …
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