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PATHways Provides Second Chance for Pregnant Moms Struggling with Substance Use Disorder


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PATHways program director Jason Joy and peer support specialist Marie Vice pose in front of UK s Polk-Dalton Clinic, home to the PATHways program. UK Photo | Mark Cornelison
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After more than a decade of struggling with addiction, Fleming County resident Marie Vice found herself at a low point, taking herself to a local hospital in October 2015. She was pregnant, still actively using drugs, and suffering from extreme withdrawal.
“The doctor came in and said, ‘You need to let me get you somewhere where they can take care of the baby,’” she said. “’Because you’re about to lose him.’” ....

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PATHways Provides Second Chance for Pregnant Moms Struggling with Substance Use Disorder


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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 8, 2021) – After more than a decade of struggling with addiction, Fleming County resident Marie Vice found herself at a low point, taking herself to a local hospital in October 2015. She was pregnant, still actively using drugs, and suffering from extreme withdrawal.
“The doctor came in and said, ‘You need to let me get you somewhere where they can take care of the baby,’” she said. “’Because you’re about to lose him.’”
Vice was transferred to the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital, where she remained for two weeks while physicians treated her with antibiotics and fluids. During her stay, she was visited by nurse Diane Frankenberger, childbirth education coordinator for UK HealthCare, who told her about UK’s Perinatal Assessment and Treatment home (PATHways) program, designed to help pregnant women who were struggling with opioid use disorder (OUD). ....

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