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Results 1 - 7 of 7 for opioid addiction
  1. Opioid Epidemic: How to Protect Your Family Video (American Academy of Pediatrics)  
    ... purposes. The opioid epidemic's effect on children & teens Opioid addiction breaks apart families Nonmedical use of opioids affects ... and sent to jail for buying or selling opioids. Parents who develop addiction may be unable to prioritize the needs of ...
  2. National Opioids Crisis: Help and Resources Video (Department of Health and Human Services)  
    ... Guide for Dosage Reduction How Do Medications Treat Opioid Addiction? Does Insurance Cover Treatment for Opioid Overdose? How to Respond to an Opioid Overdose ...
  3. How Naloxone Saves Lives in Opioid Overdose Video From the National Institutes of Health (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... crisis. Research is underway to improve treatments for opioid misuse and addiction, and to enhance pain management. The National Institute ... is the leading NIH institute for research on opioid misuse and addiction, and its support helped the development of the ...
  4. Prescription Opioids during Pregnancy Video (March of Dimes Foundation)  
    ... t use someone else’s prescription drugs. What is opioid use disorder? Addiction to opioids is called an opioid use disorder. You may ... you more likely than others tohave problems with opioids. These are called risk ... for addiction include: A family history of problems with drugs. ...
  5. ... did not intend has a substance use disorder ("addiction") lives with someone who uses opioids in a nonmedical way or who has a ... How to Protect Your Family Substance Use Neonatal Opioid ... Adolescent Medicine, and Addiction Medicine, and his work focuses on adolescent and ...
  6. Common Health Scams Video (Federal Trade Commission)  
    ... common health scams people report to the FTC. Addiction Treatments Scammers promote fake treatments and unproven products that promise amazing cures or fast results for opioid dependence and withdrawal. These products can cost precious ...
  7. What Is Psychiatry? Video (American Psychiatric Association)  
    ... Healthcare Intellectual Disability Internet Gaming Obsessive-Compulsive ... Addictions: Social Media, Online Gaming, and More Warning Signs ...