Prescription Drug Abuse Persists in Ohio

Prescription drug abuse persists in Ohio

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Amanda Poorman, a head nurse who has worked in the Birthing Centre at Coshocton Hospital for almost 13 years, said she has seen a marked increase in mothers who use drugs who come to the hospital to have their babies. “In the past year, the increase in …
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Understanding the Neurobiological Basis of Drug Abuse: Comorbidity in …

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Psychiatric illness appears to be a vulnerability factor for substance abuse, and because substance abuse can lead to an exacerbation of psychiatric symptoms, there is a critical need to understand the factors that influence both the onset and duration …
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Your Health with Dr. Stephanie: Task force takes aim at infant drug addiction

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They are fed doses of morphine orally over four to six weeks, and are weaned off the drugs as symptoms subside. In Florida, there has been a nearly 300 percent increase since 2006 in the number of … The task force examined the scope of prescription …
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