This psychiatrist neglects to mention that newborns are incapable of engaging in drug-seeking behavior. Physically, psychically & intellectually, they cannot choose among pumps containing an opiate or otherwise manifest addiction symptoms/desire for relief. They cry.
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I’m a former clinician w/multiple co-morbidities, including 4th stage breast CA w/brain mets. While suffering meningitis, I couldn’t fill opiate, benzo or baclofen Rx. I lost a tooth to muscle contractions. Don’t minimize “dependence”w/d symptoms.
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Typically, I agree with the Marshall Project, but I couldn't disagree with this more. On a technical level, the definition of addiction certainly does apply to exposed newborns. And, on a moral and social level, we absolutely should aggressively prevent prenatal exposure.
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