Study Finds Spike in Opioid Use During PregnancyNews and ResearchBy Promises Behavioral HealthApril 28, 2014By Jeanene Swanson — The use and misuse of prescription opioids by pregnant women has increased from 1.2 per 1,000 hospital live births in 2000 to 5.6 in 2009 in the last 10 years. What’s even more unsettling is that even in light of these statistics, several recent studies have found that doctors are prescribing…
Marijuana Addiction Debate Is ‘Dead’Drug AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthApril 28, 2014Is marijuana addictive? As the movement to legalize pot gains traction in multiple states, so does the science suggesting that recreational use of marijuana, now legal in Colorado and Washington, may come at a cost. A growing number of researchers have concluded that the drug has addictive qualities. The National Institute on Drug Abuse puts a…
