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What Is Evening Primrose Used For?
People who take large doses of opioid painkillers such as OxyContin (oxycodone)--even if they do so for legitimate medical reasons--are at high risk of overdosing on the drugs, new research has found. For the study, scientists looked at data on nearly 10,000 adults who were suffering from chronic pain conditions and had been prescribed at least three opioid drugs in the previous 90 days. Their study showed the higher the patient's painkiller dose, the more likely he or she was to overdose.
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