Mercy Medical Doctors See Increase in Babies Born With Addictions
Mercy Medical doctors see increase in babies born with addictions
During the monitoring, pediatricians will determine how best to handle the baby's withdrawal symptoms. While some babies can make it through without being placed on any medications, Smiltneek said liquid morphine is often used to deal with the symptoms …
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In a world of pain, closing the knowledge gap for a new generation of caregivers
How do you approach a patient who may be a candidate for methadone maintenance? Do “pain contracts” do any good? How do you safely manage opioid painkiller conversions? The dozen or so students in a class he taught last week were in their third and …
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Sugar Trumps Fat in Triggering Cravings
And when we binge and a high-sugar food is then taken away, we can experience withdrawal symptoms similar to opiate withdrawal. When researchers tried increasing the fat content of the high-sugar shake, it didn't activate the reward region any further.
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