‘Children of Opioids’ segment shows how withdrawal clinic is helping expectant moms

Avatar photoDenise Parrish1 min readOctober 11, 2017

Medical College of Georgia faculty are helping in the fight to end the opioid epidemic. Dr. Paul Browne, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist, talks with WRDW-TV (CBS) about efforts underway at AU Medical Center to help pregnant mothers addicted to opioids. Browne supervises the state’s only voluntary withdrawal clinic for expectant moms trying to get clean in order to deliver healthy babies. One of his patients opens up about her battle with painkillers that led to a heroine addiction. Also in the special report, Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, chief of neonatology at Children’s Hospital of Georgia, explains the dangers that addiction poses to newborns.

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Denise Parrish is Director of Communications for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement at Augusta University. Contact her to schedule an interview on this topic at 706-721-9760 or mparrish@augusta.edu.

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