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Program Helping Babies, Mothers With Opioid Dependence Receives More Funding
The program also works to connect mothers with addiction recovery programs, education, housing, and job opportunities. The program has expanded the follow-up care babies born with NAS receive after they are discharged from hospital.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLily’s Place Funded For Residential Family Treatment Services
Lily’s Place is a stand alone facility in Huntington where infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome, or NAS, can receive specialized treatment.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLily’s Place Holds Ribbon Cutting For Children’s Center
West Virginia lays claim to Lily’s Place, the nation’s first medical center specifically created for infants born from addicted parents. The Huntington facility is now expanding their services to support these growing infants' siblings and families.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Virginia Rate of Babies Born Drug Dependent Jumps
Health officials said the rate of babies born dependent on drugs has increased dramatically in West Virginia during the past five years.In releasing…
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Best Practices for Treating Opioid-Exposed Newborns
A new federal study, called “Federal Action Needed to Address Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome,”recommends educating both health care providers and pregnant…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBorn Addicted: The Race To Treat The Ohio Valley’s Drug-Affected Babies
She asked to not be identified. And it’s understandable given the stigma attached to addiction. For this story, we’ll call her “Mary.”Mary lives in…
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