Drug–addicted moms face barriers to recovery
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Mothers working through substance abuse treatment and navigating the child welfare system face a series of medical evaluations, counseling sessions, court dates and testing that can seem overwhelming while dragging on longer than desired. "It is almost …
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Women and Prescription Drugs: The Gender Gap Tightens
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Now the scales have tipped the other way and, in some scenarios, pain is being over-treated with addictive medications even when non-addictive approaches would suffice. Why are women, in particular, succumbing to prescription drug abuse? Women's …
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