Indiana Attorney General Suggests Drug Testing Pregnant Women
Indiana attorney general suggests drug testing pregnant women
A 2012 study in JAMA found the number of newborns showing signs of opiate drug withdrawal as tripled over the past decade due to a surge in pregnant women using drugs such as Vicodin, OxyContin and heroin. Vickie Gorzkiewicz, a volunteer at Memorial …
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Indiana lawmaker suggests drug testing pregnant women
Babies may also need medication to treat withdrawal symptoms, which can include morphine or methadone. Vickie Gorzkiewicz, a volunteer at Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Ind. who cares for newborns, has worked with some infants whose mothers took …
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