The Family Center for Recovery also treats pregnant women who are struggling with substance abuse or mental health issues.
Much has been written and said on the subject of opioid abuse in the United States. It has become a chronic health care challenge in many parts of the country, and incidents of overdose and lesser complications have risen dramatically in recent years. The use of opiate by women during pregnancy has received far less…
Sharing straws to sniff crushed prescription drugs may be a contributing cause to the spread of Hepatitis C. Using the same straws could also transmit the HIV virus. It is widely known that sharing needles transmits deadly diseases from drug user to drug user. The idea that straws have the same capability to spread viruses, however, has not…
Scientists caution pregnant women from switching to e-cigarettes instead of just quitting smoking completely. E-cigarettes may be harming unborn children. Electronic cigarettes, vaping, or hookah pens cause problems with the child’s coordination, behavior, and thought processes. Even later fertility problems may occur, according to many leading scientific researchers. It’s an unfortunate reality today, but many…
In 2014 Tennessee passed the “fetal assault” legislation to imprison women who are pregnant and abusing drugs. Since the inception of the bill, over one hundred women have been put in jail. This summer that bill dies in Tennessee. But another may be born in North Carolina. Senator Brent Jackson (R) has introduced a bill…