Opiates
- CelebrityYahoo Celebrity
Robin Thicke reflects on drug and alcohol abuse: 'I lost myself'
"I lost myself," he admitted, adding, "I have finally woken up."
5 min read - HealthYahoo Life
This woman tested positive for opiates during labor because she ate a poppy seed bagel
How can a basic breakfast potentially ruin someone's life? A mother in Maryland who ate a poppy seed bagel before going into labor wound up testing positive for opiates — and almost losing her newborn baby in the process.
- NewsGail Johnson
Why a drug that can reverse fentanyl overdoses should be available over the counter in Canada
Fentanyl deaths have become an epidemic in Canada, with police and health experts from all across the country warning the public of the drug’s devastating and potentially fatal effects. In Canada, the so-called overdose antidote is available by prescription only in a liquid form that’s administered via an intramuscular injection. Narcan works by quickly reversing the respiratory depression caused by opiates in an overdose.