Alcohol Abuse: Alcohol Use Among Pregnant Women in Substance Abuse Treatment Drops in Past Decade, but Illicit Drug Use Rises
Alcohol Use Among Pregnant Women in Substance Abuse Treatment Drops in Past Decade, but Illicit Drug Use Rises
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According to a new report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) the percentage of pregnant woman in substance abuse treatment using alcohol (with or without drug use) dropped from 46.6 percent to 34.8 percent over a ten year period. However, the report also shows that the percentage of substance abuse admissions involving pregnant women using drugs (without co …
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Henry R. Kranzler, MD, Named Director of Penn's Center for Studies of Addiction
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Henry R. Kranzler, MD, a professor of Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania whose work has contributed to the identification of genetic risk factors and pharmacological treatments for drug and alcohol dependence, has been named the Director of the Center for Studies of Addiction.
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