Opiates Are Being Over-Prescribed, Say Doctor and Pharmacist Associations
Opiates are being over-prescribed, say doctor and pharmacist associations
Dr. David Wong, a pediatrician who practices at the Prince County Hospital, said he has seen an increase in newborns with neonatal withdrawal syndrome – babies born to mothers addicted to opiates. “Within 24 to 48 hours we would be dealing with a baby …
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Some of the harrowing cases of children in care
She had attended a detox programme prior to the birth and was stable on methadone maintenance. … The garda told the court: "people injecting and smoking heroin would have a ring around their mouth, it's like a white ring stain, it's really from the …
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