Opioid Dependence Among New Mothers

Recently the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report showing that the rate of opioid use among American women during childbirth more than quadrupled between 1999-2014. Opioid use and dependence among women of childbearing age in the U.S. and worldwide is a substantial problem that shows little indication of subsiding. It’s an The post Opioid Dependence Among New Mothers appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine.
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