Shattering The Myth Of The ‘Addicted Baby’
Can a baby be born addicted to opiates or any other drug? The other day I caught the headline about a class-action against 20...
Born Addicted: The Number of Opioid-Addicted Babies is Soaring
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — As a team of nurses unwrap baby Jayden from the comfort of his swaddling cloth, he wails. His tiny feet shake. His...
Moms Stable in Recovery Help Other Moms in Treatment with New Program
In an effort to help mothers struggling with addiction, the Metro Drug Coalition started a program called Hands of Hope. The program...
Moms Stable in Recovery Help Other Moms in Treatment with New Program
In an effort to help mothers struggling with addiction, the Metro Drug Coalition started a program called Hands of Hope. The program...
Doc’s Research Prompts New Guidelines for Getting Pregnant Women Off Drugs
For the past five years, Dr. Craig Towers has been treating his pregnant patients with addiction issues the way he thought best – at...
Opioid-Related Deaths, Cases of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Increasing in Tennessee
KNOXVILLE (WATE) – Tennessee is making progress in the fight against the opioid abuse, but is it enough? A new study by the Sycamore...
Number of Babies Born Drug Dependent in East TN Down 18%
The fight against opioids is making an impact in East Tennessee as data shows the number of babies born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome...
Tennessee Doctor Bucks Conventional Medical Wisdom for Pregnant Addicts
When Dr. Craig Towers first started seeing opioid-addicted pregnant women in his high-risk OB-GYN practice, he followed the longstanding...
New Niswonger Unit to Help Babies Born with Drug Dependency
Levi began life with neonatal abstinence syndrome. But in the two years since Chris Miller adopted him, 2-year-old Levi has made...
Tennessee’s Worrying Rise in Pregnant Women with Hep C
Rural parts of Tennessee have been hit hard by a nationwide rise in Hepatitis C infections in pregnant women, likely a result of the...