WV DHHR: 4 of nearly 900 TANF applicants test positive for drugs
Quit4Baby Text Program Shows Promising Results in Smoking Cessation Amongst Pregnant People
(RFP) Drug Free Moms and Babies Project Expansion
Amid opioid crisis, drug firm cites WV infant rehab clinic for possible fault
Health departments offer incentive for expectant mothers to quit smoking
The Herald-Dispatch | (View the original story) Jan 4, 2017 Updated Jan 4, 2017 CHARLESTON — Pregnant women in Kanawha and Putnam counties who use tobacco products now have an added incentive to quit. Baby & Me Tobacco Free is a smoking cessation program created to reduce the burden of tobacco use on pregnant women and newborn mothers and children. An … Read More
2016 WV Perinatal Summit Presentations & Photos
Rate of babies going through opiate withdrawal skyrockets
By Wayne Drash, CNN | Updated 7:24 AM ET, Tue December 13, 2016 | See the original CNN story Huntington, West Virginia (CNN) — The high-pitched, inconsolable screams of babies born dependent on heroin and other opiates echo across the otherwise quiet facility. The babies also shake, vomit and suffer from diarrhea. But it is their shrill screams that caretakers … Read More
Rise in Infant Drug Dependence Is Felt Most in Rural Areas
By CATHERINE SAINT LOUISDEC. 12, 2016 | Read the New York Times Story As the opioid epidemic sweeps through rural America, an ever-greater number of drug-dependent newborns are straining hospital neonatal units and draining precious medical resources. The problem has grown more quickly than realized and shows no signs of abating, researchers reported on Monday. Their study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, concludes … Read More
Education, public health organizations & others join calls for $1 cigarette tax hike
By Shauna Johnson in News (WV MetroNews) | April 28, 2016 at 1:16PM CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An increase of at least $1 to the state tax on a pack of cigarettes could make the difference for West Virginia’s physical and fiscal health, according to representatives from a coalition of West Virginia education, public health and faith-based community organizations. As state budget … Read More