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Using Heroin During Pregnancy: How Opioids Impact Mothers and Babies

Published: 11th April, 2019 Categorized: Detox, Drug Addicted Babies, Fentanyl, heroin addiction, Opioids, Parents, Pregnant addicts, Women and Addiction

Use of Heroin During Pregnancy Using heroin during pregnancy can cause serious health problems for you and your baby. The same can be said for most other powerful opioids. There is no denying that the consumption of such potent substances put both you and your unborn child at risk. However, the stigma surrounding heroin use . . . . Continue Reading

Addicted Women Face Deadliest Year after Giving Birth

Published: 16th August, 2018 Categorized: Death, Depression, Drug Addicted Babies, Mental Health, Opioids, Parents, postpartum depression, Pregnant addicts, Women and Addiction

Women already face plenty of adversity when it comes to overcoming addiction. Many of the challenges women face in recovery are unique, and some of the obstacles they have to push through can seem insurmountable. The same can be said for women who have just given birth to a child. New mothers can experience extreme . . . . Continue Reading

Ohio Teen Using Baby Blankets to Fight Infant Heroin Addiction

Published: 30th April, 2018 Categorized: Detox, Drug Abuse, Drug Addicted Babies, heroin addiction, Opioids, Parents, Pregnant addicts, Women and Addiction

Sidney Depp is a 16-year-old sophomore cheerleader at Springboro High School in Springboro, Ohio. For the past two years she has been running a non-profit called The Love Project. The mission of her campaign is to help fight infant heroin addiction, which has increased drastically in the past few years due to the opioid epidemic. . . . . Continue Reading

Number of Drug Addicted Babies Born Has Quadrupled

Published: 8th September, 2015 Categorized: Addiction and Recovery, Depression, Drug Addiction, Drug Policy, Health and Wellness in Recovery, Legal Issues, Recovery, Women and Addiction

Recently, I wrote an article about how states like Ohio are pushing for treatment, rather than criminalization, in order to decrease the staggering amount of babies being born with drug addictions. Now, a new statistic just came out that revealed the number of drug addicted babies born in the US has QUADRUPLED in just one . . . . Continue Reading

Should Pregnant Mothers Get Jail Time? Pros and Cons

Published: 25th April, 2014 Categorized: Drug Policy, Uncategorized, Women and Addiction

In Tennessee, pregnant women who are addicted to illegal narcotics or prescription pills, such as painkillers, could soon be jailed under a bill awaiting the approval from the southern state’s governor. The strict, draconian proposal seems to have support on both sides of the political spectrum and despite objections from the medical community. It seems . . . . Continue Reading

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