Our View: Maine Drug Policy Puts Two Generations at Risk

Our View: Maine drug policy puts two generations at risk
It's important to note that a pregnant woman's use of methadone and buprenorphine (the drugs affected by the Medicaid cap) also can cause babies to experience withdrawal symptoms. But legitimately prescribed and managed by a physician, experts say, the …
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Supreme Court upholds mother's drug conviction
Meridian resident Sydney Lorelei Neal was charged in August 2011 with felony possession of methadone, a narcotic pain reliever that's also used to treat heroin addicts. When Neal's daughter was born March 27, 2011, she showed signs of opiate withdrawal …
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