Born Addicts: Drug-Addicted Babies in the United States


 

Born Addicts: Drug-Addicted Babies in the United States – In the United States, the number of women abusing prescription pain medications and become opioid drug addicted is growing. “They are women that have had very rough backgrounds,” says Steven Clay, DO, Addiction Specialist in Ohio. “About 80-90% of women are coming here sexually and/or physically abused. About 80-90% of our patients are mothers. Women going in and out of prison. Kids being taken away. The way addiction is treated in the United States is — we put people in prison. We think the way to treat it is to punish people.” More and more mothers are using drugs while pregnant. According to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), in the United States, the estimated number of drug-exposed infants born each year ranges from 100000 to 375000. www.yaninamanolova.com

 

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2012: A Year In Review —- USSENATOR ROB PORTMAN

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5 Responses to Born Addicts: Drug-Addicted Babies in the United States

  • jade dee says:

    you know people have problems who are you to judge. I am not saying this mother didn’t make some bad decisions, and of course its sad the baby is suffering because of that, but who are you to judge. It must be nice to know your so perfect that? you can point out the short comings of others. did you know that if a women is abusing any type of pain medication before her pregnancy and she gets pregnant she cannot stop using otherwise she runs the risk of miscarrying, its a catch22.

  • jade dee says:

    you know people have problems who are you to? judge. I am not saying this mother didn’t make some bad decisions, and of course its sad the baby is suffering because of that, but who are you to judge. It must be nice to know your so perfect that you can point out the short comings of others. did you know that if a women is abusing any type of pain medication before her pregnancy and she gets pregnant she cannot stop using otherwise she runs the risk of miscarrying, its a catch22.

  • bionicwaffleiron says:

    Project Prevention

    it’s a controversial organization but it deals with this? problem
    you have to think- if this mother did heroin while she was pregnant, how is she fit to raise him?

  • badsign1980 says:

    since the whole afga. war begun theres no heroin in european markets but usa is flood in opiates,? americans cant see the connection jesus they are dumb

  • badsign1980 says:

    why do these3 bitches have? kids??? cant the gov give out free condoms?

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