Stephen Patrick said : “This year it looks like we’re on record pace once again to have to have a record-number of opioid overdoses,”

wkbw Thursday, December 24, 2020 1:13:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “This year it looks like we’re on record pace once again to have to have a record-number of opioid overdoses,”

kxxv Thursday, December 24, 2020 1:13:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “This year it looks like we’re on record pace once again to have to have a record-number of opioid overdoses,”

abcactionnews Thursday, December 24, 2020 1:01:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “This year it looks like we’re on record pace once again to have to have a record-number of opioid overdoses,”

newschannel5 Thursday, December 24, 2020 12:42:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "Our research group has found that opioid use in pregnancy and NAS has grown substantially over the past two decades,"

eurekalert Friday, November 13, 2020 6:50:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "But we need to guide some of the initial steps that we do for infants -- how we observe them, based upon their risk, as opposed to treating all infants the same," "Although the AAP recommends that infants exposed to opioids be observed in the hospital for four to seven days after they're born, we wondered if it might be possible to discharge infants to home earlier with the right support"

eurekalert Friday, November 13, 2020 6:50:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "We estimate that around 100,000 opioid-exposed infants are born each year and many are observed excessively,"

eurekalert Friday, November 13, 2020 6:50:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "Our research group has found that opioid use in pregnancy and NAS has grown substantially over the past two decades,"

medicalxpress Friday, November 13, 2020 6:45:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "But we need to guide some of the initial steps that we do for infants—how we observe them, based upon their risk, as opposed to treating all infants the same," "Although the AAP recommends that infants exposed to opioids be observed in the hospital for four to seven days after they're born, we wondered if it might be possible to discharge infants to home earlier with the right support"

medicalxpress Friday, November 13, 2020 6:45:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "We estimate that around 100,000 opioid-exposed infants are born each year and many are observed excessively,"

medicalxpress Friday, November 13, 2020 6:45:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “While we have been talking about the opioid crisis for years, pregnant women and their newborns seldom make it to the top of the heap. Infants are receiving variable care and not getting connected to services,”

messenger-inquirer Tuesday, October 27, 2020 8:55:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “While we have been talking about the opioid crisis for years, pregnant women and their newborns seldom make it to the top of the heap. Infants are receiving variable care and not getting connected to services,”

nbcnewyork Tuesday, October 27, 2020 1:35:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “This is a substantial public health problem that is still lacking solutions,”

nbcnewyork Tuesday, October 27, 2020 1:35:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “While we have been talking about the opioid crisis for years, pregnant women and their newborns seldom make it to the top of the heap. Infants are receiving variable care and not getting connected to services,”

eagletribune Monday, October 26, 2020 11:57:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “This is a substantial public health problem that is still lacking solutions,”

eagletribune Monday, October 26, 2020 11:57:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “While we have been talking about the opioid crisis for years, pregnant women and their newborns seldom make it to the top of the heap. Infants are receiving variable care and not getting connected to services,”

seattlepi Monday, October 26, 2020 11:34:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “This is a substantial public health problem that is still lacking solutions,”

seattlepi Monday, October 26, 2020 11:34:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "While we have been talking about the opioid crisis for years, pregnant women and their newborns seldom make it to the top of the heap. Infants are receiving variable care and not getting connected to services,"

CBSnews Monday, October 26, 2020 11:41:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "This is a substantial public health problem that is still lacking solutions,"

CBSnews Monday, October 26, 2020 11:41:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "While we have been talking about the opioid crisis for years, pregnant women and their newborns seldom make it to the top of the heap. Infants are receiving variable care and not getting connected to services,"

medicalxpress Monday, October 26, 2020 11:36:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "This is a substantial public health problem that is still lacking solutions,"

medicalxpress Monday, October 26, 2020 11:36:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “While we have been talking about the opioid crisis for years, pregnant women and their newborns seldom make it to the top of the heap. Infants are receiving variable care and not getting connected to services,”

dailyjournal Monday, October 26, 2020 8:01:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “This is a substantial public health problem that is still lacking solutions,”

dailyjournal Monday, October 26, 2020 8:01:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “While we have been talking about the opioid crisis for years, pregnant women and their newborns seldom make it to the top of the heap. Infants are receiving variable care and not getting connected to services,”

tribtown Monday, October 26, 2020 7:41:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “This is a substantial public health problem that is still lacking solutions,”

tribtown Monday, October 26, 2020 7:41:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “While we have been talking about the opioid crisis for years, pregnant women and their newborns seldom make it to the top of the heap. Infants are receiving variable care and not getting connected to services,”

beaumontenterprise Monday, October 26, 2020 7:38:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “This is a substantial public health problem that is still lacking solutions,”

beaumontenterprise Monday, October 26, 2020 7:38:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “While we have been talking about the opioid crisis for years, pregnant women and their newborns seldom make it to the top of the heap. Infants are receiving variable care and not getting connected to services,”

therepublic Monday, October 26, 2020 7:30:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “This is a substantial public health problem that is still lacking solutions,”

therepublic Monday, October 26, 2020 7:30:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "While we have been talking about the opioid crisis for years, pregnant women and their newborns seldom make it to the top of the heap. Infants are receiving variable care and not getting connected to services,"

startribune Monday, October 26, 2020 7:12:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "This is a substantial public health problem that is still lacking solutions,"

startribune Monday, October 26, 2020 7:12:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “While we have been talking about the opioid crisis for years, pregnant women and their newborns seldom make it to the top of the heap. Infants are receiving variable care and not getting connected to services,”

ABCnews Monday, October 26, 2020 7:05:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “This is a substantial public health problem that is still lacking solutions,”

ABCnews Monday, October 26, 2020 7:05:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “For newborns, the risk appears to be much lower,”

usaToday Friday, September 11, 2020 2:27:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick added : “Bottom line, we should be protecting both pregnant and parenting women”

usaToday Friday, September 11, 2020 2:27:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "It wasn't just that pregnant women had a hard time getting into treatment; everyone did. It was pretty extraordinary,"

eurekalert Friday, August 14, 2020 6:34:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "For women trying to get into treatment, just getting someone on the phone proved to be a challenge,"

eurekalert Friday, August 14, 2020 6:34:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "Only about half of women were given an appointment for treatment with their insurance, the rest were either told no or had to pay cash. In some states, only about 1-in-5 women were given appointments with their insurance," "That's really staggering. You are telling folks in the middle of an epidemic, folks who are disproportionately impoverished, that you need to get into treatment. But then most providers either say no or don't take any insurance"

eurekalert Friday, August 14, 2020 6:34:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "We found that opioid treatment programs took pregnant women at the same rate that they took nonpregnant women. That is not true for buprenorphine providers," "It is also important to note that opioid treatment programs are far rarer than buprenorphine providers"

eurekalert Friday, August 14, 2020 6:34:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said ( about Commission ) : "Reducing barriers to medications for opioid use disorder has been identified as key public health goal by the U.S. Surgeon General, the President's Commission on Opioids, but our research suggests substantial barriers remain," "We need to begin to put systems in place where people can get the treatment they need when they want it. For pregnant women, not only does it save their lives if they get this medicine, but it also makes it more likely that their infant is going to be delivered at term"

eurekalert Friday, August 14, 2020 6:34:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "It wasn't just that pregnant women had a hard time getting into treatment; everyone did. It was pretty extraordinary,"

medicalxpress Friday, August 14, 2020 6:14:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "For women trying to get into treatment, just getting someone on the phone proved to be a challenge,"

medicalxpress Friday, August 14, 2020 6:14:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "Only about half of women were given an appointment for treatment with their insurance, the rest were either told no or had to pay cash. In some states, only about 1-in-5 women were given appointments with their insurance," "That's really staggering. You are telling folks in the middle of an epidemic, folks who are disproportionately impoverished, that you need to get into treatment. But then most providers either say no or don't take any insurance"

medicalxpress Friday, August 14, 2020 6:14:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "We found that opioid treatment programs took pregnant women at the same rate that they took nonpregnant women. That is not true for buprenorphine providers," "It is also important to note that opioid treatment programs are far rarer than buprenorphine providers"

medicalxpress Friday, August 14, 2020 6:14:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said ( about Commission ) : "Reducing barriers to medications for opioid use disorder has been identified as key public health goal by the U.S. Surgeon General, the President's Commission on Opioids, but our research suggests substantial barriers remain," "We need to begin to put systems in place where people can get the treatment they need when they want it. For pregnant women, not only does it save their lives if they get this medicine, but it also makes it more likely that their infant is going to be delivered at term"

medicalxpress Friday, August 14, 2020 6:14:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "Put simply, there are millions of children who will go hungry tonight, and the pandemic has made that worse,"

medicalxpress Wednesday, July 29, 2020 8:20:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "Put simply, there are millions of children who will go hungry tonight, and the pandemic has made that worse,"

upi Wednesday, July 29, 2020 5:53:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “COVID-19 and measures to control its spread have had a substantial effect on the nation’s children,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, July 25, 2020 11:00:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "Parents across the country and kids across the country are in distress,"

nbcnews Saturday, July 25, 2020 12:57:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "COVID-19 and measures to control its spread have had a substantial effect on the nation's children,"

sciencedaily Friday, July 24, 2020 7:46:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick added : "Today, an increasing number of the nation's children are going hungry, losing insurance employer-sponsored insurance and their regular child care. The situation is urgent and requires immediate attention from federal and state policymakers,"

ibtimes-sg Friday, July 24, 2020 7:26:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "COVID-19 and measures to control its spread have had a substantial effect on the nation's children,"

medicalxpress Friday, July 24, 2020 2:11:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "COVID-19 and measures to control its spread have had a substantial effect on the nation's children,"

eurekalert Friday, July 24, 2020 12:50:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "Recent federal policy changes like the SUPPORT Act were steps towards supporting moms and babies affected by the opioid crisis,"

eurekalert Wednesday, May 13, 2020 12:17:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "There's an urgent need to develop public health approaches to ensure we are treating women for hepatitis C infections before pregnancy, identifying infected women in pregnancy and ensuring all exposed infants are appropriately monitored,"

eurekalert Friday, February 14, 2020 8:48:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "There's an urgent need to develop public health approaches to ensure we are treating women for hepatitis C infections before pregnancy, identifying infected women in pregnancy and ensuring all exposed infants are appropriately monitored,"

medicalxpress Friday, February 14, 2020 8:09:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "For many of the , babies having opioid withdrawal were a motivating factor," "But as we see settlements being discussed, babies aren't front and center in terms of how we're thinking about allocating funds"

CBSnews Tuesday, December 17, 2019 1:22:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "It prevents us from having infants born very preterm because their mom is not in treatment," "Medications for opioid use disorder like methadone and buprenorphine make it far less likely those babies will be born preterm, but they may still have withdrawal around the time of term"

CBSnews Tuesday, December 17, 2019 1:22:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "Instead of providing care in the neonatal ICU, we do it outside the ICU,"

CBSnews Tuesday, December 17, 2019 1:22:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "Even though benzodiazepines are often left out of the conversation about substance use, the number of prescriptions written for benzodiazepines has tripled in the U.S. in recent years. Long-term use of benzodiazepines, which are designed for short-term treatment of anxiety, with an opioid in pregnancy can be risky for moms and babies. Reducing the use of this particular combination may be beneficial to mothers and may reduce risk of severe withdrawal in infants,"

medicalxpress Saturday, July 6, 2019 4:05:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "Even though benzodiazepines are often left out of the conversation about substance use, the number of prescriptions written for benzodiazepines has tripled in the U.S. in recent years. Long-term use of benzodiazepines, which are designed for short-term treatment of anxiety, with an opioid in pregnancy can be risky for moms and babies. Reducing the use of this particular combination may be beneficial to mothers and may reduce risk of severe withdrawal in infants,"

eurekalert Monday, July 1, 2019 7:33:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “All day you think about those you left and those you have lost but when you are on the pitch that stress goes away,”

AfricaNews-English Tuesday, June 18, 2019 5:51:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “When I saw him shedding tears, I was heartbroken,”

AfricaNews-English Tuesday, June 18, 2019 5:51:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick says : “Nancy was a faithful servant of the Brontes for eight years and had a significant impact on the children,” “As well as the daily routine of looking after them, she took them for moorland walks and was involved in their play and early stories. The rich and famous are always remembered, but Nancy is representative of ordinary working people not always recognised”

thetelegraphandargus Sunday, May 26, 2019 11:27:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick says ( about Charlotte Bronte ) : “Nancy never tired of talking about her days with the Brontes and when she was offered 5 for a letter from Charlotte she wouldn’t part with it,”

thetelegraphandargus Sunday, May 26, 2019 11:27:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick says : “They must have been quite a sight - trudging up Haworth main street in a carriage, with half a dozen carts behind. Little did the onlookers know this family would make Haworth world famous,”

thetelegraphandargus Sunday, May 26, 2019 11:27:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick says : “Mrs Gaskell’s book made outlandish claims about Patrick; among them that he burned the children’s boots, cut up Maria’s dresses and fired pistols out of the Parsonage door. She also called Nancy and Sarah ‘wasteful servants’,” “Nancy was angry and went to see Patrick, who wrote a reference for the sisters, stating: ‘I can truly say that no master was ever blessed with two more careful and honest servants’. Nancy had it framed”

thetelegraphandargus Sunday, May 26, 2019 11:27:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “It’s about, first, the support of the women’s shelter, Stand Strong, and now adding our two extra beneficiaries, Jack’s Helping Hand and Woods Humane. They’re just all very close to our hearts. It’s nice to be able to give back,”

ksby Thursday, February 14, 2019 4:41:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "Over the last several years, Congress has passed legislation, including the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act and the SUPPORT Act, to help curtail the opioid crisis,"

upi Tuesday, January 29, 2019 7:40:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "We hope to move the conversation about opioid use in pregnancy and neonatal abstinence syndrome beyond the hospital walls. In caring for families affected by the opioid crisis, the stories I hear are complex and often rooted in a long history of hardship," "For some, long-term economic hardship and lack of opportunity can lead to despair. As we think about solutions to the opioid crisis, yes we need to improve treatment access, but we also need to think about how economic development may positively affect the well-being of mothers and infants"

upi Tuesday, January 29, 2019 7:40:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick says : “We have over-medicalized [NAS] to a great extent,”

msn-uk Monday, December 24, 2018 4:59:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “This year it looks like we’re on record pace once again to have to have a record-number of opioid overdoses,”

wkbw Thursday, December 24, 2020 1:13:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “This year it looks like we’re on record pace once again to have to have a record-number of opioid overdoses,”

kxxv Thursday, December 24, 2020 1:13:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “This year it looks like we’re on record pace once again to have to have a record-number of opioid overdoses,”

abcactionnews Thursday, December 24, 2020 1:01:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “This year it looks like we’re on record pace once again to have to have a record-number of opioid overdoses,”

newschannel5 Thursday, December 24, 2020 12:42:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "Our research group has found that opioid use in pregnancy and NAS has grown substantially over the past two decades,"

eurekalert Friday, November 13, 2020 6:50:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "But we need to guide some of the initial steps that we do for infants -- how we observe them, based upon their risk, as opposed to treating all infants the same," "Although the AAP recommends that infants exposed to opioids be observed in the hospital for four to seven days after they're born, we wondered if it might be possible to discharge infants to home earlier with the right support"

eurekalert Friday, November 13, 2020 6:50:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "We estimate that around 100,000 opioid-exposed infants are born each year and many are observed excessively,"

eurekalert Friday, November 13, 2020 6:50:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "Our research group has found that opioid use in pregnancy and NAS has grown substantially over the past two decades,"

medicalxpress Friday, November 13, 2020 6:45:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "But we need to guide some of the initial steps that we do for infants—how we observe them, based upon their risk, as opposed to treating all infants the same," "Although the AAP recommends that infants exposed to opioids be observed in the hospital for four to seven days after they're born, we wondered if it might be possible to discharge infants to home earlier with the right support"

medicalxpress Friday, November 13, 2020 6:45:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "We estimate that around 100,000 opioid-exposed infants are born each year and many are observed excessively,"

medicalxpress Friday, November 13, 2020 6:45:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “While we have been talking about the opioid crisis for years, pregnant women and their newborns seldom make it to the top of the heap. Infants are receiving variable care and not getting connected to services,”

messenger-inquirer Tuesday, October 27, 2020 8:55:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “While we have been talking about the opioid crisis for years, pregnant women and their newborns seldom make it to the top of the heap. Infants are receiving variable care and not getting connected to services,”

nbcnewyork Tuesday, October 27, 2020 1:35:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “This is a substantial public health problem that is still lacking solutions,”

nbcnewyork Tuesday, October 27, 2020 1:35:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “While we have been talking about the opioid crisis for years, pregnant women and their newborns seldom make it to the top of the heap. Infants are receiving variable care and not getting connected to services,”

eagletribune Monday, October 26, 2020 11:57:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “This is a substantial public health problem that is still lacking solutions,”

eagletribune Monday, October 26, 2020 11:57:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “While we have been talking about the opioid crisis for years, pregnant women and their newborns seldom make it to the top of the heap. Infants are receiving variable care and not getting connected to services,”

seattlepi Monday, October 26, 2020 11:34:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “This is a substantial public health problem that is still lacking solutions,”

seattlepi Monday, October 26, 2020 11:34:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "While we have been talking about the opioid crisis for years, pregnant women and their newborns seldom make it to the top of the heap. Infants are receiving variable care and not getting connected to services,"

CBSnews Monday, October 26, 2020 11:41:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "This is a substantial public health problem that is still lacking solutions,"

CBSnews Monday, October 26, 2020 11:41:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "While we have been talking about the opioid crisis for years, pregnant women and their newborns seldom make it to the top of the heap. Infants are receiving variable care and not getting connected to services,"

medicalxpress Monday, October 26, 2020 11:36:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "This is a substantial public health problem that is still lacking solutions,"

medicalxpress Monday, October 26, 2020 11:36:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “While we have been talking about the opioid crisis for years, pregnant women and their newborns seldom make it to the top of the heap. Infants are receiving variable care and not getting connected to services,”

dailyjournal Monday, October 26, 2020 8:01:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “This is a substantial public health problem that is still lacking solutions,”

dailyjournal Monday, October 26, 2020 8:01:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “While we have been talking about the opioid crisis for years, pregnant women and their newborns seldom make it to the top of the heap. Infants are receiving variable care and not getting connected to services,”

tribtown Monday, October 26, 2020 7:41:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “This is a substantial public health problem that is still lacking solutions,”

tribtown Monday, October 26, 2020 7:41:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “While we have been talking about the opioid crisis for years, pregnant women and their newborns seldom make it to the top of the heap. Infants are receiving variable care and not getting connected to services,”

beaumontenterprise Monday, October 26, 2020 7:38:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “This is a substantial public health problem that is still lacking solutions,”

beaumontenterprise Monday, October 26, 2020 7:38:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “While we have been talking about the opioid crisis for years, pregnant women and their newborns seldom make it to the top of the heap. Infants are receiving variable care and not getting connected to services,”

therepublic Monday, October 26, 2020 7:30:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “This is a substantial public health problem that is still lacking solutions,”

therepublic Monday, October 26, 2020 7:30:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "While we have been talking about the opioid crisis for years, pregnant women and their newborns seldom make it to the top of the heap. Infants are receiving variable care and not getting connected to services,"

startribune Monday, October 26, 2020 7:12:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "This is a substantial public health problem that is still lacking solutions,"

startribune Monday, October 26, 2020 7:12:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “While we have been talking about the opioid crisis for years, pregnant women and their newborns seldom make it to the top of the heap. Infants are receiving variable care and not getting connected to services,”

ABCnews Monday, October 26, 2020 7:05:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “This is a substantial public health problem that is still lacking solutions,”

ABCnews Monday, October 26, 2020 7:05:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “For newborns, the risk appears to be much lower,”

usaToday Friday, September 11, 2020 2:27:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick added : “Bottom line, we should be protecting both pregnant and parenting women”

usaToday Friday, September 11, 2020 2:27:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "It wasn't just that pregnant women had a hard time getting into treatment; everyone did. It was pretty extraordinary,"

eurekalert Friday, August 14, 2020 6:34:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "For women trying to get into treatment, just getting someone on the phone proved to be a challenge,"

eurekalert Friday, August 14, 2020 6:34:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "Only about half of women were given an appointment for treatment with their insurance, the rest were either told no or had to pay cash. In some states, only about 1-in-5 women were given appointments with their insurance," "That's really staggering. You are telling folks in the middle of an epidemic, folks who are disproportionately impoverished, that you need to get into treatment. But then most providers either say no or don't take any insurance"

eurekalert Friday, August 14, 2020 6:34:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "We found that opioid treatment programs took pregnant women at the same rate that they took nonpregnant women. That is not true for buprenorphine providers," "It is also important to note that opioid treatment programs are far rarer than buprenorphine providers"

eurekalert Friday, August 14, 2020 6:34:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said ( about Commission ) : "Reducing barriers to medications for opioid use disorder has been identified as key public health goal by the U.S. Surgeon General, the President's Commission on Opioids, but our research suggests substantial barriers remain," "We need to begin to put systems in place where people can get the treatment they need when they want it. For pregnant women, not only does it save their lives if they get this medicine, but it also makes it more likely that their infant is going to be delivered at term"

eurekalert Friday, August 14, 2020 6:34:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "It wasn't just that pregnant women had a hard time getting into treatment; everyone did. It was pretty extraordinary,"

medicalxpress Friday, August 14, 2020 6:14:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "For women trying to get into treatment, just getting someone on the phone proved to be a challenge,"

medicalxpress Friday, August 14, 2020 6:14:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "Only about half of women were given an appointment for treatment with their insurance, the rest were either told no or had to pay cash. In some states, only about 1-in-5 women were given appointments with their insurance," "That's really staggering. You are telling folks in the middle of an epidemic, folks who are disproportionately impoverished, that you need to get into treatment. But then most providers either say no or don't take any insurance"

medicalxpress Friday, August 14, 2020 6:14:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "We found that opioid treatment programs took pregnant women at the same rate that they took nonpregnant women. That is not true for buprenorphine providers," "It is also important to note that opioid treatment programs are far rarer than buprenorphine providers"

medicalxpress Friday, August 14, 2020 6:14:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said ( about Commission ) : "Reducing barriers to medications for opioid use disorder has been identified as key public health goal by the U.S. Surgeon General, the President's Commission on Opioids, but our research suggests substantial barriers remain," "We need to begin to put systems in place where people can get the treatment they need when they want it. For pregnant women, not only does it save their lives if they get this medicine, but it also makes it more likely that their infant is going to be delivered at term"

medicalxpress Friday, August 14, 2020 6:14:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "Put simply, there are millions of children who will go hungry tonight, and the pandemic has made that worse,"

medicalxpress Wednesday, July 29, 2020 8:20:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "Put simply, there are millions of children who will go hungry tonight, and the pandemic has made that worse,"

upi Wednesday, July 29, 2020 5:53:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “COVID-19 and measures to control its spread have had a substantial effect on the nation’s children,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, July 25, 2020 11:00:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "Parents across the country and kids across the country are in distress,"

nbcnews Saturday, July 25, 2020 12:57:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "COVID-19 and measures to control its spread have had a substantial effect on the nation's children,"

sciencedaily Friday, July 24, 2020 7:46:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick added : "Today, an increasing number of the nation's children are going hungry, losing insurance employer-sponsored insurance and their regular child care. The situation is urgent and requires immediate attention from federal and state policymakers,"

ibtimes-sg Friday, July 24, 2020 7:26:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "COVID-19 and measures to control its spread have had a substantial effect on the nation's children,"

medicalxpress Friday, July 24, 2020 2:11:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "COVID-19 and measures to control its spread have had a substantial effect on the nation's children,"

eurekalert Friday, July 24, 2020 12:50:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "Recent federal policy changes like the SUPPORT Act were steps towards supporting moms and babies affected by the opioid crisis,"

eurekalert Wednesday, May 13, 2020 12:17:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "There's an urgent need to develop public health approaches to ensure we are treating women for hepatitis C infections before pregnancy, identifying infected women in pregnancy and ensuring all exposed infants are appropriately monitored,"

eurekalert Friday, February 14, 2020 8:48:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "There's an urgent need to develop public health approaches to ensure we are treating women for hepatitis C infections before pregnancy, identifying infected women in pregnancy and ensuring all exposed infants are appropriately monitored,"

medicalxpress Friday, February 14, 2020 8:09:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "For many of the , babies having opioid withdrawal were a motivating factor," "But as we see settlements being discussed, babies aren't front and center in terms of how we're thinking about allocating funds"

CBSnews Tuesday, December 17, 2019 1:22:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "It prevents us from having infants born very preterm because their mom is not in treatment," "Medications for opioid use disorder like methadone and buprenorphine make it far less likely those babies will be born preterm, but they may still have withdrawal around the time of term"

CBSnews Tuesday, December 17, 2019 1:22:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "Instead of providing care in the neonatal ICU, we do it outside the ICU,"

CBSnews Tuesday, December 17, 2019 1:22:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "Even though benzodiazepines are often left out of the conversation about substance use, the number of prescriptions written for benzodiazepines has tripled in the U.S. in recent years. Long-term use of benzodiazepines, which are designed for short-term treatment of anxiety, with an opioid in pregnancy can be risky for moms and babies. Reducing the use of this particular combination may be beneficial to mothers and may reduce risk of severe withdrawal in infants,"

medicalxpress Saturday, July 6, 2019 4:05:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "Even though benzodiazepines are often left out of the conversation about substance use, the number of prescriptions written for benzodiazepines has tripled in the U.S. in recent years. Long-term use of benzodiazepines, which are designed for short-term treatment of anxiety, with an opioid in pregnancy can be risky for moms and babies. Reducing the use of this particular combination may be beneficial to mothers and may reduce risk of severe withdrawal in infants,"

eurekalert Monday, July 1, 2019 7:33:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “All day you think about those you left and those you have lost but when you are on the pitch that stress goes away,”

AfricaNews-English Tuesday, June 18, 2019 5:51:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “When I saw him shedding tears, I was heartbroken,”

AfricaNews-English Tuesday, June 18, 2019 5:51:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick says : “Nancy was a faithful servant of the Brontes for eight years and had a significant impact on the children,” “As well as the daily routine of looking after them, she took them for moorland walks and was involved in their play and early stories. The rich and famous are always remembered, but Nancy is representative of ordinary working people not always recognised”

thetelegraphandargus Sunday, May 26, 2019 11:27:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick says ( about Charlotte Bronte ) : “Nancy never tired of talking about her days with the Brontes and when she was offered 5 for a letter from Charlotte she wouldn’t part with it,”

thetelegraphandargus Sunday, May 26, 2019 11:27:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick says : “They must have been quite a sight - trudging up Haworth main street in a carriage, with half a dozen carts behind. Little did the onlookers know this family would make Haworth world famous,”

thetelegraphandargus Sunday, May 26, 2019 11:27:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick says : “Mrs Gaskell’s book made outlandish claims about Patrick; among them that he burned the children’s boots, cut up Maria’s dresses and fired pistols out of the Parsonage door. She also called Nancy and Sarah ‘wasteful servants’,” “Nancy was angry and went to see Patrick, who wrote a reference for the sisters, stating: ‘I can truly say that no master was ever blessed with two more careful and honest servants’. Nancy had it framed”

thetelegraphandargus Sunday, May 26, 2019 11:27:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : “It’s about, first, the support of the women’s shelter, Stand Strong, and now adding our two extra beneficiaries, Jack’s Helping Hand and Woods Humane. They’re just all very close to our hearts. It’s nice to be able to give back,”

ksby Thursday, February 14, 2019 4:41:00 AM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "Over the last several years, Congress has passed legislation, including the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act and the SUPPORT Act, to help curtail the opioid crisis,"

upi Tuesday, January 29, 2019 7:40:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick said : "We hope to move the conversation about opioid use in pregnancy and neonatal abstinence syndrome beyond the hospital walls. In caring for families affected by the opioid crisis, the stories I hear are complex and often rooted in a long history of hardship," "For some, long-term economic hardship and lack of opportunity can lead to despair. As we think about solutions to the opioid crisis, yes we need to improve treatment access, but we also need to think about how economic development may positively affect the well-being of mothers and infants"

upi Tuesday, January 29, 2019 7:40:00 PM EAT

Stephen Patrick says : “We have over-medicalized [NAS] to a great extent,”

msn-uk Monday, December 24, 2018 4:59:00 AM EAT