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Opioid medications are one solution for chronic pain relief. While there is concern over whether they are addictive, this apprehension has grown out of proportion to the actual risk and overshadows the benefits of opioids, which provide long-lasting relief with relatively harmless long-term side effects.
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You may have heard rumors that there is a shortage of the opioid pain reliever oxycodone. Or you may have tried to fill your oxycodone prescription only to be told that your pharmacy doesn't have any and doesn't know when they will be getting more. There have been at least two significant recalls of instant release oxycodone in the…
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