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In 2018, despite a slight drop in overdose deaths nationwide, deaths from drug overdoses were still four times higher than in 1999.1 On a national level, opioids are involved in…

Tramadol is an opioid medication primarily used for the treatment of moderate to moderately severe pain. Unlike other narcotic painkillers, however, tramadol has antidepressant properties that enhance its pain-relieving effect.1…

Anyone living in the US today who pays attention to the news is likely aware that the country is steeped in a prescription pill abuse epidemic. Hydrocodone is just one…

Use of morphine and other opioids is very dangerous, with potential consequences that include opioid addiction and overdose. Misuse of morphine, or any other opioid, at higher doses increases these…