HHS Leaders Call for Expanded Use of Medications to Combat Opioid Overdose …
HHS leaders call for expanded use of medications to combat opioid overdose …
"When prescribed and monitored properly, medications such as methadone, buprenorphine, or naltrexone are safe and cost-effective components of opioid addiction treatment," said lead author and NIDA director Nora D. Volkow, M.D. "These medications can …
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Police: Baby was born with drugs in system
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office arrested 27-year-old Jamie Pearl Jones on Monday, four months after her 3-month-old son overdosed on oxycodone, methadone and Xanax. "The only way this baby could have received these is through ingestion," said …
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