Doctors Continue Fight Against Prescription Drug Abuse
Doctors continue fight against prescription drug abuse
When patients can no longer get their medication, they often turn to heroin, said OPG. Medication can … Withdrawal symptoms are similar to extreme flu symptoms and include vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, abdominal cramps, insomnia and muscle aches …
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Narcan: Should Law Enforcement Carry The "Opiate Antidote"?
“In my opinion, if I have somebody that is a suspected opiate overdose, the thing that's going to kill them is the respiratory depression, and it's easy just to ventilate the patient and let the drug metabolize,” said Dr. Greenfield. Heroin or any …
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