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By BARRY MEIER

Tightening the Lid on Pain Prescriptions

Jen Fad · Monday, April 9th 2012 at 8:58AM · 1134 views

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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Tightening the Lid on Pain Prescriptions

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MIISRAEL Bride Thursday, April 19th 2012 at 8:41AM

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.

Jen Fad Friday, May 4th 2012 at 10:36AM

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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