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  2. Opioid epidemic - Wikipedia

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    This is why it is important for schools to implement effective strategies and programs to teach young children about the dangers and consequences of opioid misuse. Although the retention time of adolescents is much lower than adults, educating them from a younger age on opioid misuse should help keep children away from these drugs.

  3. Neonatal withdrawal - Wikipedia

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    Although these tests are recommended per guidelines, there are several considerations to understand when performing these tests. With urine toxicology tests, samples must be collected immediately after birth since these tests only capture a short window of substance exposure due to the rapid metabolism and elimination of most drugs of concern ...

  4. Post-acute-withdrawal syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Post-acute withdrawal syndrome (PAWS) is a hypothesized set of persistent impairments that occur after withdrawal from alcohol, [1] [2] opiates, benzodiazepines, barbituratess, and other substances. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Infants born to mothers who used substances of dependence during pregnancy may also experience a PAWS.

  5. Opioid overdose - Wikipedia

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    Opiate overdose symptoms and signs can be referred to as the "opioid toxidrome triad": decreased level of consciousness, pinpoint pupils and respiratory depression. Other symptoms include seizures and muscle spasms. Sometimes an opiate overdose can lead to such a decreased level of consciousness such that the person will not wake up.

  6. Opioid - Wikipedia

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    The terms 'opioid' and 'opiate' are sometimes used interchangeably, but the term 'opioid' is used to designate all substances, both natural and synthetic, that bind to opioid receptors in the brain. [4] Opiates are alkaloid compounds naturally found in the opium poppy plant Papaver somniferum. [5] [6]

  7. Opioid use disorder - Wikipedia

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    Studies of the D2 Dopamine Receptor, in particular, have shown some promising results. One specific SNP is at the TaqI RFLP (rs1800497). In a study of 530 Han Chinese heroin-addicted individuals from a Methadone Maintenance Treatment Program, those with the specific genetic variation showed higher mean heroin consumption by around double those ...

  8. Dylan Dreyer’s son tries gum for the first time: ‘Can I spit ...

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    Dylan Dreyer’s 5-year-old son Ollie had a dramatic reaction to trying gum for the first time. See the hilarious face he made.

  9. Fentanyl - Wikipedia

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    In children, intranasal fentanyl is useful for the treatment of moderate and severe pain and is well tolerated. [41] Furthermore, a 2017 study suggested the efficacy of fentanyl lozenges in children as young as five, weighing as little as 13 kg. Lozenges are more inclined to be used as the child is in control of sufficient dosage, in contrast ...