Drug Abuse

Why criminalize prenatal drug use? A letter to Gov. Bill Haslam
And helping mothers to battle their disease requires a treatment-based approach that must first do no harm by ensuring they are not deterred from prenatal care that could reduce the effects of addiction on their babies. Besides, even as a law …
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Pot laws have parents worried about effect on kids
Pot laws have parents worried about effect on kids. Some Seattle parents want to bring drug-sniffing dogs into high schools. Experts say there are better ways to deter youth drug use, but they're disappointed state officials haven't come up with a more …
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Push is on to expand use of overdose drug
The drug is Naloxone — better known by the brand name Narcan — which binds to the opioid receptors in the brain and reverses the drug's effect within minutes, stopping a potentially fatal overdose. Narcan is described as a cheap, effective, safe drug …
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