Childbirth in the Age of Addiction: New Mom Worries About Maintaining Sobriety

Childbirth in the Age of Addiction: New Mom Worries About Maintaining Sobriety
Adrian Veum plays at home. Nicole Veum says she's loving being his mom, and feels "reborn." Adam Grossberg/KQED
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When she was in her early 20s, Nicole Veum says, she made a lot of mistakes.

“I was really sad and I didn’t want to feel my feelings,” she said. “I turned to the most natural way I could find to cover that all up and I started using drugs: prescription pills, heroin for a little bit of time.”

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