Narcan works by occupying the receptor sites for opiates in the body, competing effectively with opiates at said sites. It reverses the respiratory effects of morphine and its derivatives, which is why it is given to respiratorily depressed newborns whose mothers have been given opiate analgesia in labor. Narcan reverses respiratory depression but it appears to have little or no effect on other opiate side-effects, such as delayed and/or reduced rooting and suckling behavior, so if a baby is breathing well while under the influence of maternal analgesia for labor, it won't bring any added benefit to use Narcan. Skin to skin and lots of time are what helps the most in that case. If an opiate addict who has taken opiates, uses Narcan, it induces rapid and long-lasting symptoms of drug withdrawal. Rachel Myr Kristiansand, Norway *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html