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As Over-Prescription Concerns Grow, Doctors Explore Opioid Alternatives

alternative medicines getting attention in wake of opioid abuse epidemicIn many cases, when a patient comes into the emergency room with acute, severe pain, a doctor’s first instinct is to reach for an opioid pain reliever. Powerful and fast acting, they are widely regarded as an instant pain management win.

Unfortunately, they are also highly addictive. And, as the number of people killed by prescription painkiller overdoses every year inches closer to 20,000, doctors are finally ...

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