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Mothers Face Broken Addiction Treatment System

Lack of comprehensive care puts pregnant, postpartum people with substance use disorder at risk   https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/exclusives/103818?xid=nl_medpageexclusive_2023-04-03 Fear of Family Separation a Barrier to Addiction Care During Pregnancy https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/exclusives/103819?xid=nl_medpageexclusive_2023-04-03 U.S. 'Flying Blind' When It Comes to Data on Substance Use in Pregnancy https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/exclusives/103820?xid=nl_medpageexclusive_2023-04-03

Public Information on Xylazine ("Tranq")

Several resources on Xylazine or "Tranq": Los Angeles: http://publichealth.lacounty. gov/sapc/docs/public/overdose- prevention/XylazineLACounty. pdf http://publichealth.lacounty. gov/phcommon/public/media/ mediapubdetail.cfm?unit=media& ou=ph&prog=media&cur=cur&prid= 4315&row=25&start=1 https://t.e2ma.net/message/ r5cffw/7t2jgg Philadelphia: http://hip.phila.gov/document/ 3154/PDPH-HAN_Update_13_ Xylazine_12.08.2022.pdf http://www.substanceusephilly. com/tranq New York City: http://www.health.ny.gov/ publications/12044.pdf Thanks to Brian Hurley, MD, incoming President of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, for these resources!