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  2. Opioid excess theory - Wikipedia

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    The opioid excess theory postulates that autism is the result of a metabolic disorder in which opioid peptides produced through metabolism of gluten and casein pass through an abnormally permeable intestinal membrane and then proceed to exert an effect on neurotransmission through binding with opioid receptors. [1]

  3. 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.

  4. Neonatal withdrawal - Wikipedia

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    Factors such as the type of drugs used by the birthing parent, how long the drugs were used, the amount of drug used that made it to the child, and symptoms associated with premature birth. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Symptoms can appear as soon as 24 to 48 hours and as late as 5 to 10 days after birth.

  5. Opioid withdrawal - Wikipedia

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    [9] [7] The effects of morphine withdrawal can range from gastrointestinal disturbances to symptoms like tremors (involuntary shaking, most commonly in hands), opioid cravings, anxiety and insomnia. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] While morphine withdrawal is not fatal, patients in withdrawal may experience anxiousness, fear and become difficult to manage.

  6. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    Kentucky has approached Suboxone in such a shuffling and half-hearted way that just 62 or so opiate addicts treated in 2013 in all of the state’s taxpayer-funded facilities were able to obtain the medication that doctors say is the surest way to save their lives. Last year that number fell to 38, as overdose deaths continued to soar.

  7. Opium - Wikipedia

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    Opium (or poppy tears, scientific name: Lachryma papaveris) is dried latex obtained from the seed capsules of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum. [4] Approximately 12 percent of opium is made up of the analgesic alkaloid morphine, which is processed chemically to produce heroin and other synthetic opioids for medicinal use and for the illegal drug trade.

  8. 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, antidepressants, and other substances. [3] [4] [5] Infants born to mothers who used substances of dependence during pregnancy may also experience a PAWS.

  9. Drug withdrawal - Wikipedia

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    Withdrawal symptoms from opiates include anxiety, sweating, vomiting, and diarrhea. Alcohol withdrawal symptoms include irritability, fatigue, shaking, sweating, and nausea. Withdrawal from nicotine can cause irritability, fatigue, insomnia, headache, and difficulty concentrating. Many prescription and legal nonprescription substances can also ...