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      Debating prescribing opioids for treating chronic pain - Oct 10, 2014 | CBC.ca Loaded
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      Debating prescribing opioids for treating chronic pain - Oct 10, 2014

      • 11 years ago
      • Radio
      • Duration 22:00

      People who've used opioids like Oxycontin to relieve chronic pain know how effective they can be. But people who've come to rely on opioids know the harrowing downside. Now there's a push to have doctors stop prescribing them to most patents.

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