Tag: Substance Abuse
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Mom’s False Positive Drug Screen Can Result in Newborns Being Taken by CPS! (Pt 1)
AL.com, an Alabama based online news publication, recently released a story about new moms who seem to be at risk for losing their newborn babies in the state of Alabama, all because their pre-birth drug screen came back as false positives. The paper introduced several moms who were all accused of exposing their babies to…
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How The Opioid Crisis Affects Michigan’s Children, And Our Child Welfare System
Every year in the United States, about 80 deaths are reported as a result of tornadoes. About 17 people are killed by hurricanes, and lightning causes an average of 55 fatalities annually. But when it comes to opioid abuse, the numbers are staggering. No less than 42,000 people lose their lives every year to opioid…