Drug-Addicted Mothers and Babies Face Challenges, Say Justine Simmons & Heidi Albertsen

Published April 29, 2014

Drug-Addicted Mothers and Babies Face Challenges, Say Justine Simmons & Heidi Albertsen — Click to donate here: http://www.lesc.org/donations.html The Lower Eastside Service Center, a haven that helps aid opiate addicted mothers in New York City, …

My mother, the drug addict
“I've done drugs,” she said. My eyes widened as she confirmed what I long suspected but didn't want to believe. “And now I am done. No more drugs.” At this time, a one-on-one with my mother was so rare as to be nearly extinct. My stepfather had …
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Tennessee To Criminalize Pregnant Mothers Who Pass Their Drug Addiction On …
Rather than seek help for their addictions, critics believe mothers will begin fearing their doctors under the threat of arrest. “Nothing … shall preclude prosecution of a woman for an assaultive offense for the illegal use of a narcotic drug while …
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