“Of the 2,900 babies born last year in Cabell County, West Virginia, 500 had to be weaned off of opioid dependence.”
Tag: Addiction
With a 10-day supply of opioids, 1 in 5 become long-term users
A new study finds that 1 in 5 individuals that are given a 10-day opioid prescription will become long-time opioid users.
Among some veterans, painkiller misuse strongly linked to starting heroin
A new Brown University study of nearly 3,400 veterans over ten years found that when participants began to misuse opioid painkillers, they had a very high likelihood of also beginning […]