CDCP – The Daily Reporter

Ohio conference highlights drug abuse epidemic’s effects on children of all ages

CINCINNATI (AP) — The country’s addictions epidemic has created a generation of children affected by their parents’ problems, a doctor who works with infants born addicted to heroin told a gathering of experts struggling with the issue Tuesday. The effect includes the physical problems of the addicted newborns and the chaos older children experience as [...]

Government survey shows health insurance gains slowing

WASHINGTON — The nation’s progress in getting more people covered by health insurance slowed significantly this year, the government confirmed this week in a report that tempers a historic achievement of the Obama administration. About 1.3 million fewer people were uninsured the first three months of this year, driving the uninsured rate to a record [...]