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Mothers in addiction face more stigma and barriers to treatment

Patients of addiction services used to be majority male, but rehab facilities are seeing an incre...

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10.00 29 May 2026


Mothers in addiction face more stigma and barriers to treatment


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10.00 29 May 2026


Patients of addiction services used to be majority male, but rehab facilities are seeing an increase in female clients and as a result, more mothers than ever before.   But mothers in addiction face more stigma and barriers to treatment that may keep them and their children in the throes of addiction longer.  

 Newstalk’s Sarah Madden reports on those trying to change that.


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