Born Addicted: Treating Drug-Dependent Babies

Born Addicted: Treating Drug-Dependent Babies
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Born Addicted: Treating Drug-Dependent Babies. Hospitals in Florida and elsewhere are grappling with the latest fallout from the epidemic of prescription-drug abuse: babies born addicted to painkillers. The newborns present new challenges for hospitals.
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Drama at hospital
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The 23-year-old was treated by paramedics and doctors after the stunt, Bahrain Society for Sickle Cell Anemia Patient Care chairman Zakreya Ebrahim Al Kadhem told the GDN yesterday. He said the Bahraini was addicted to painkillers and was known for …
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New York City to Restrict Prescription Painkillers in Public Hospitals
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“Abuse of prescription painkillers in our city has increased alarmingly,” Mr. Bloomberg said in announcing the new policy at Elmhurst Hospital Center, a public hospital in Queens. Over 250,000 New Yorkers over age 12 are abusing prescription …
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NYC fights prescription drug epidemic with emergency room guidelines
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To help doctors combat addiction, which Mayor Bloomberg calls a serious and growing problem, the city is asking emergency rooms to comply with opioid painkiller prescription guidelines released on Thursday. “Prescription drug addiction has increased …
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