Addiction to Prescription Opiates and Heroin Addressed by New Resource
Addiction to Prescription Opiates and Heroin Addressed by New Resource
The Food and Drug Administration has approved three drugs to treat opioid addiction: methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone. When used as detoxification medications, methadone and buprenorphine can reduce withdrawal symptoms and cravings for …
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doctors see increase in babies born with addictions
Not only does Sensor do typical prenatal care as she would do with any expectant mother, but she also sets in motion a plan for the mother to address the opiate use, not only in an effort to help the mother, but also the unborn child. … Smiltneek …
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NH ranks 49th among states for access to alcohol, drug treatments
The remaining 23 hours of every day, McLoed was “dope sick,” a term is used by addicts to describe the extreme flu-like symptoms they suffer during heroin withdrawal. McLeod suffered these symptoms for a year-and-a-half … until he finally sought …
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