WRTV Story on the Davis Tragedy
WRTV Story on the Davis Tragedy –
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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Heroin's Euphoric High Makes It Hard to Quit
Medications like methadone and buprenorphine, which activate the same brain receptors as heroin, can help reduce cravings and dampen withdrawal symptoms. But for some, the treatments are no match for heroin's addictive high. "The research shows that …
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