‘There is help’: New Intermountain program aids pregnant moms struggling with substance use

MURRAY — Elizabeth Myers knows firsthand the challenges of addiction.

“I actually struggled with my substance use three out of four of my pregnancies,” she said. “I never thought about what I was going through or what I was putting my baby through. It was really hard to just quit.”

1 in 10 women in Utah use a substance during pregnancy, including illicit and non-illicit drugs like alcohol and tobacco. Drug-induced death is the most common cause of pregnancy-related death in Utah…

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