State, Region Responding to Heroin Epidemic
State, region responding to heroin epidemic
Those battling heroin addiction now can take one of two medications designed to take away urges and cravings for the drug and also minimize sickness that comes with withdrawal. One medication is a film that dissolves under the tongue and the other is a …
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Prescription drugs lead to growing problem of infant addiction
“That boils down to every hour a baby born in the United States is born with the signs and symptoms of opiate withdrawal, or roughly 13,539 babies per year,” said Jonathan Phillips, University Health Conway's assistant director of nursing. Neonatal …
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