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USA opium babies - ketchim - 05-01-2012
The number of babies born in the US showing symptoms of opiate withdrawal :
increased threefold in the 10 years up to 2009,
a medical study has found.....
Re: USA opium babies - ketchim - 05-01-2012
published in the Journal of the American Medical Association,
click ...
Re: USA opium babies - ketchim - 05-01-2012
The number of pregnant women testing positive for illegal or legal opiates increased fivefold ::redface::
in the same period.
Re: USA opium babies - ketchim - 05-01-2012
They were often born earlier and smaller, suffered seizures, restlessness, breathing problems or difficulty feeding
and often required treatment with the opiate-replacement drug methadone ::redface::
to help wean them off their dependency.
Re: USA opium babies - ketchim - 05-01-2012
An editorial in the journal ...Click !