MARIJUANA AND PREGNANCY

Sue Birkenshaw in opioid abuse
March 31, 2017

The Close Association Between Marijuana and Opioids

A short video casts a whole new light on the relationship between marijuana and opiates/opioids like heroin, fentanyl, oxycodone and hydrocodone.

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Sue Birkenshaw in Drug Abuse
October 31, 2016

Prenatal Drug Use Effects May Show Up Long After Birth

Babies born to opioid addicts struggle through weeks of withdrawal after they are born. Recent studies also show the effects of other drugs on unborn babies and consequences later in life.

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Sue Birkenshaw in Marijuana
July 20, 2016

What Pregnant Women Need to Know about Marijuana

What Pregnant Women Need to Know about Marijuana If you use any drug while pregnant, your child is using that same drug. Alcohol, opiates, cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana – every drug has its own profile of harm to developing babies.

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