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98Herniated Disc Pain Relief
I had a herniated disc for 5 months before I finally got a discectomy. In the month prior to surgery, I tried many different ways (including various painkillers) to get relief from the pain. Here's insights from my experience that might help any discussions you're having with your medical provider.
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95Vicodin vs. Lortab vs. Norco for Pain
Vicodin, Lortab and Norco are commonly prescribed prescription medications for pain. This article compares the ingredients between them and offers some helpful suggestions for deciding when they might be appropriate.
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91Oxycontin, Percocet and Vicodin Prescription Information
Oxycontin, Percocet and Vicodin are frequently dispensed prescription medications. This article briefly describes what they are and how they are safely to be used.
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91Truth vs. Myth About Methadone Treatment
According to Emmett Velten, Ph. D., rumors thrive under two conditions: high emotion, and a lack of education. "The rumors and mythology surrounding methadone treatment may differ from normal rumors, because the emotionality surrounding methadone...
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90What You Need To Know: Ankle Reconstruction Surgery
This will detail my experience with ankle reconstruction surgery. Apparently sometime over the last year I injured my left ankle and didn't realize it. Towards the spring of 2009 I started noticing pain posterior to the malleolus (hard bumpy bone...
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90First Dose of Suboxone - How Long Must You Wait After a Dose of Methadone, Oxycontin, Heroin, Oxycodone...?
How long do you have to wait after taking heroin, methadone, oxycontin, vicodin etc. before taking a dose of Suboxone? Information on avoiding precipitated withdrawal and a timeline guides.
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90How to quit pain pills…Methadone or drug rehab?
Whether prescribed the medications for a legitimate reason initially, or whether experimenting with recreational use, the seductive nature of these pills proves too much for a great many of us, and with more than 6 million Americans currently...
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86The risks of rapid opiate detox
A conventional detox off of opiate (heroin, vicodin etc.) type drugs is a grueling and painful experience, and when addicts hear of the promises made by rapid opiate detox clinics, it's natural to feel interested. Rapid opiate detox...
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85The dangers of acetaminophen in Vicodin.
There are an estimated 6 million pain pill addicts in The United States, and the most commonly abused drug is Vicodin. Whether initially prescribed for a legitimate medical condition or used for its intoxicating effects, it makes little...
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83Prescriptions for Pain List
C.S. Lewis, the famous author and Christian apologist, once wrote an essay entitled 'The Problem of Pain.' His approach was a philosophical one. I, however, am not a philosopher, but a pharmacist. His approach was to grapple with the existence of...
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