New Help for Babies in Withdrawal and Moms Battling Addiction
The offer included requirements for mother as well: Yeager would have to visit Kennedy six times a week, help the nurses care for her baby, take parenting classes, meet regularly with the social worker, and attend her own addiction recovery sessions. Read more on NBCNews.com

Drug may give those leaving jail a better shot at recovery
“But there is no way to heal from addiction without doing the psychological work of recovery.” Alkermes provides all prisons and jails in Massachusetts with free samples for the first Vivitrol injection before release, and Medicaid or other health … Read more on The Boston Globe

Center helps first-time mother recover from addiction
Rodriguez received help at the Susan B. Anthony Recovery Center, a Pembroke Pines-based nonprofit that provides transitional housing and supportive services for mothers suffering from substance addiction while allowing them to remain with their children. Read more on Sun Sentinel

Addiction summit focuses on recovery programs (video)
One way West Virginia's lawmakers can fix the state's drug addiction woes is identifying and funding effective recovery programs, community members attending a pre-legislative session forum at Charleston's East End Family Resource Center said Tuesday. Read more on Charleston Gazette-Mail (subscription)