Birth Control for Women in Methadone Programs About Baby's Health, Not

Birth control for women in methadone programs about baby's health, not
But research suggests some babies who experience withdrawal may suffer developmental delays in early childhood, Hayes said. Whether those problems persist remains uncertain. "We should have less drug-affected babies so we … Carolyn Blackfeather Rae …
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Bitter Pills series: Prescription oversight lax as overdoses tick up
Stubbs said Gootman advised him that he would try an alternative pain treatment, one that Butler would be less likely to abuse. Sometime after her release from jail, Butler returned to Gootman's clinic, … Womack Army Medical Center on Fort Bragg and …
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Effective Rx Thwarted for Deadly Opioid Epidemic
The report on effectiveness of opioid medications, conducted by the Treatment Research Institute, examined 642 unique studies that evaluated buprenorphine, methadone, oral naltrexone and injectable naltrexone. The report found that these medications …
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