A Letter to Patients Using Pain Medications – A Deal with the Devil

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A Letter to Patients Using Pain Medications – A Deal with the Devil

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I want to help my patients who suffer from chronic pain, but often the treatment involves regular use of short-acting narcotic pain medications. This is a mistake.

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Tags: Pain Medication, Pain, Chronic Pain, Drug

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