By Kieran McLean Pregnant women occupy a troubling—and perhaps overlooked—corner of the opioid epidemic. The amount of women affected has skyrocketed: Opioid use disorder among
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CDC: State Strategies to Address Opioid Use Disorder Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women and Infants Prenatally Exposed to Substances, Including Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Summary What is already known about this topic? Opioid use disorder (OUD) during pregnancy contributes to adverse maternal and infant outcomes, including neonatal abstinence syndrome.
CBC: Thousands of young people hospitalized due to cannabis and other substance use, report reveals
Cannabis accounted for nearly 40 per cent of hospital stays among youth for harm from substance use, according to a new Canadian report. (Jason Redmond/Reuters) About
Multi-Service Programs for Pregnant and Parenting Women with Substance Use Concerns: Women’s Perspectives on Why They Seek Help and Their Significant Changes
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16(18), 3299; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16183299 by Carol Hubberstey ,Deborah Rutman, Rose A. Schmidt, Marilyn Van Bibber and Nancy Poole Abstract Within Canada, several specialized multi-service prevention programs work with
ScienceDaily: Binge drinking may be more damaging to women
Date: August 19, 2019 Source: University of Missouri-Columbia Summary: In a recently published study examining the effects of binge drinking on rats, researchers discovered that
CTV News: Depression top risk factor for substance use during pregnancy, study finds
Depression can be common among pregnant women and new study from Western University is showing it can lead to health risks for both mother and