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    Sunday, October, 25, 2009

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    Q&A: Are addictive meds OK for severe pain?

    October 03, 2008
    A reader asks Dr. Paul Donohue about the appropriateness of a severe-pain patient's use of addictive painkillers. The reader's mother has terminal cancer, and a sibling believes the family is addicting the mother to the meds in an effort to control her pain. Dr. Donohue responds with information about pain med addiction, and he gives his opinion on the use of the meds in patients suffering from severe pain. Read more »
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    “A-voiding” Pain: Controlling the Discomfort of Incontinence, Part II
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    ...void. If I do (even when the Botox is active) I get severe pain/spasms that last 15-60 seconds,... Read more »

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    Roxicet Uses and How to Use

    ...combination medication is used to relieve moderate to severe pain. Oxycodone is a narcotic pain... Read more »

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    ...combination medication is used to relieve moderate to severe pain. Oxycodone is a narcotic pain... Read more »

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    ...combination medication is used to relieve moderate to severe pain. Hydrocodone is a narcotic... Read more »

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    ...combination medication is used to relieve moderate to severe pain. Hydrocodone is a narcotic... Read more »

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