Doctors treated the baby with methadone ... Babies going through opioid withdrawal have a distinct way of crying: a short, anguished, high-pitched wail, repeated over and over.

This story was originally published by KFF Health News. On learning last year she was pregnant with her second child, Cailyn Morreale was overcome with fear and trepidation. “I was so scared,” said ...

Opiates (derived from plants) and opioids (synthetic versions of opiates) are narcotic drugs used to treat pain. This article will refer to these medications collectively as opioids, as their ...

Objectives Analgesia and sedation are common therapies in pediatric critical care, and rapid titration of these medications is associated with iatrogenic withdrawal syndrome. We performed a ...

Considering taking supplements to treat opioid withdrawal? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of opioid withdrawal. Follow the links to read common ...

A drug called buprenorphine may be the best tool doctors have to fight the fentanyl crisis. Why hasn’t it been more widely ...

The book, “Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome: Speech-Language Pathologists and Interprofessional Care,” serves as a comprehensive resource for health care providers to treat and support ...

The modules explain the physical and psychological symptoms of opioid withdrawal and detoxification, and the drugs used to save an overdose victim or help prevent substance use relapses. They also ...

But once the patient regains consciousness, the person immediately starts the debilitating symptoms of opioid withdrawal — a problem paramedics aren't legally able to address on the scene ...

as well as to manage cravings and anxiety during the post-withdrawal period. Opioid overdose mortality has surged in recent years, largely due to fentanyl. Drug overdose deaths increased from 2019 ...

There is no single treatment that ends opioid addiction. People who use the drugs and try to stop face a lifetime of recovery. While some rehab facilities prescribe other drugs to ease withdrawal ...

Buprenorphine alleviates opioid withdrawal symptoms like vomiting and anxiety, as well as cravings, to reduce the chances of an overdose. Naloxone: Hundreds of civilians used Narcan to save ...