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Oxycontin pain killers narcotics opiates opioids –can all cause mental side effects that are severe and troubling. A review of its effects on depression, cognition, judgement. Duration : 0:1:39

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Preventing Overdoses when Using Methadone to Treat Chronic Pain (April 2009)

A report from the Institute for Safe Medication Practices lists several reasons for the serious and sometime fatal overdoses that have occurred when methadone is used to treat moderate to severe chronic pain. ISMP points out that methadone differs from … Continue reading

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