Georgia Stresses Treatment For Pregnant Drug Users

ATHENS, Ga. -- Law enforcement officers in the South made 445,928 drug arrests in 2014. Georgia is keeping pace with its neighbors, with more than 42,000 drug arrests in that period, but it’s taking a markedly more compassionate stance than neighboring states when the drug user is a pregnant woman. Four years ago, Georgia lawmakers rejected a bill that would have made it possible to file criminal charges against pregnant women who used drugs and later miscarried. read more