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Opioids Not Helpful in Treating Chronic Pain, Geisinger Study Finds

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A new study by Geisinger Health System physicians reports that the use of opioid therapy to treat chronic pain is not only ineffective, it can actually increase the likelihood of more harmful consequences, including death.

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