Early detection key to mom-to-be substance abuse

Early detection key to mom-to-be substance abuse
Half of the pregnant women abusing drugs and alcohol will come clean before delivering their babies if that abuse is detected and their providers ask them to stop, according to an obstetrician expert in substance abuse. “Detection is the critical issue,” Dr. James Nocon, told an audience of about 70 health care providers, social workers and mental health counselors Wednesday at a conference on …

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