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Tightening the Lid on Pain Prescriptions (1120 hits)

By BARRY MEIER
Experts say that doctors, despite the dangers, often keep patients on high-strength painkillers known as opioids for years without properly checking to see if their conditions improve.


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Posted By: Jen Fad
Monday, April 9th 2012 at 8:58AM
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Jen so many are hooked on pain medicines; and are precription addicts...I hope it will help de-tox them. Long awaited...much needed in so many cases.
Thursday, April 19th 2012 at 8:41AM
MIISRAEL Bride
Sure are and it's so easy especially when well meaning physicians prescribe them like candy for just about anythng from a sprain to fracture. It's crazy, eh!


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