Bill Requires Reporting of Drug–addicted Newborns

Bill requires reporting of drug–addicted newborns
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio House bill would require hospitals to report the number of babies born addicted to drugs. The Columbus Dispatch (http://bit.ly/J51FiW ) reports its part of the Legislature's continuing efforts to get a handle on the state … Read more on FOX19

Two Graduate From Drug Program
Dr. Stephen Loyd was losing the battle in his fight with drug addiction. That was demonstrated when he hit his self-described "low point" and stole pain medication from a dying cancer patient. "That's low," Loyd said. "But that wasn't me. Addiction … Read more on Greeneville Sun

A Bitter Pill: A life no one wants — Addicts tell their stories
According to United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration surveys, national trends of heroin use have "really jumped up," over the past five years, says SAMHSA spokesman, Joseph Gfroerer. Gfroerer co-wrote the SAMHSA … Read more on Wicked Local

Bethlehem burglar who left DNA blames drugs
A Bethlehem man who broke into three homes to fuel a drug addiction will serve four to 10 years in state prison, under a Northampton County judge's sentence Friday. "I do have a drug problem," 33-year-old Thomas Jabar Knox told Judge F.P. Kimberly … Read more on Allentown Morning Call