Opiate Withdrawal Timeline: Cincinnati Hospital Program Offers Help, Hope for Opiate-Addicted Pregnant

Cincinnati hospital program offers help, hope for opiate-addicted pregnant
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"Methadone attaches to the same receptors (as heroin or opioid painkillers), but for a longer period of time, so it stops the craving for heroin and prevents withdrawal effects," Wedig said. "But it's still a drug with lots of bad side effects …
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Is your boss an alcoholic or an addict?
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Alcohol and pharmaceuticals can relieve the stress and take the edge off of an overworked person in a volatile and pressure-packed work place (think Wall Street offices); yet the pharmaceuticals of today—primarily opiates (pain pills) and …
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20 Things Psychiatrists Think Hospitalists Need to Know
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Depression is often overdiagnosed, leading to wasted time and inappropriate medications,” says Robert Boland, MD, professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University's Warren Alpert School of Medicine in Providence, R.I. “Unfortunately, the …
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