Introducing: “Working With Pregnant Women With a History of Substance Abuse”.


 

Introducing: “Working with pregnant women with a history of substance abuse”. – Dr Maxine O’Brien introduces the program she is facilitating for midwives who are seeking practical ideas and skills for caring for pregnant women who abuse …

 

CDC: Women's painkiller overdose deaths up 400 percent over last decade

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Dr. David Sack, CEO of Promises Treatment Centers, previously told CBSNews.com that there was a push to treat pain symptoms 40 years ago, which increased the frequency of painkiller prescription. He said … Overdose isn't the only problem …
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State budget wins final legislative approval

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Three state drug abuse treatment centers will stay open, but will see their budgets cut 12 percent. The perennially endangered Wright School in Durham will remain open. Pregnant women will not be moved from Medicaid to private insurance offered through …
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Women In Physics: No Hiring Bias Against Female Faculty Seen In American

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In a provocative new report from the American Institute of Physics (AIP), researchers argue that all-male physics departments cannot be used as evidence to suggest that there is bias against hiring women. … Following his death, <a href="http://www …
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