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Investigating addiction’s outsized role in America’s social struggles
posted 10/29/2019
When horrific cases of child abuse make headlines, social workers are often painted as neglecting their duty. But is a system that protects parental rights and keeping families intact really to blame?
What happens to babies born to addicted parents?
posted 07/09/2018
Parental drug use is now responsible for one-third of the children in foster care. A reporting team will explore what happens to babies and parents caught in addiction's grip.

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Investigating addiction’s outsized role in America’s social struggles
When horrific cases of child abuse make headlines, social workers are often painted as neglecting... more »
posted 10/29/19
What happens to babies born to addicted parents?
Parental drug use is now responsible for one-third of the children in foster care. A reporting... more »
posted 07/09/18

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Project: Lawmakers vow to push stiffer regulations on addiction treatment in California
This series was produced with the support of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism Impact Fund....
Lesson: Births of drug-exposed babies are soaring in California, but their fates are tough to track
What happens to the growing number of drug-exposed babies? Answers "proved maddeningly difficult to tease out — much harder than we expected," writes reporter Teri Sforza.
Project: Born on drugs: For addicted moms with babies, the system’s success doesn’t always mean the same thing
Parents can get well. Babies can thrive. Lives can go on.