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    To better identify and understand recent changes in and effects of the use of the criminal legal system to address drug problems, The Pew Charitable Trusts analyzed publicly available national data on drug arrests and imprisonment, drug treatment, and harm from drug misuse from 2009 through 2019—the most recent decade for which data is available.

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    • Drug- and alcohol-related mortality rates grew 5x in prisons and 3x in jails from 2009 to 2019. A public health approach that includes greater access to community-based treatment—and less reliance on the criminal legal system—is the path forward. #NPHW https://t.co/azxVeFfCw8

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    CDC urges women to take 400 mcg of folic acid every day, starting at least one month before getting pregnant, to help prevent major birth defects of the baby’s brain and spine.

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    • #FolicAcid is a B vitamin. Our bodies use it to make new cells, such as the skin, hair, and nails. When a baby is developing in early pregnancy, folic acid helps form the neural tube, which forms the brain and spine. Learn more about folic acid: https://t.co/ZB0805mHFz #NPHW https://t.co/Rp0Lyle3Uv