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Tramadol (Ultram) alternatives: What can I take instead of tramadol?

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Still, widespread and uncontrolled prescribing in the 1990s triggered the first wave of an epidemic in the misuse and overdoses of specific types of analgesic medications known as opioids. Between 1999-2020, more than 564,000 people died from an overdose involving any opioid medication, including both prescription and illicit opioids.

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A history of Johnson & Johnson

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The company has also faced claims that it did not adequately communicate the risks of its opioid painkillers in its marketing, contributing to the US’ ‘opioid epidemic’, and that its talc products could contain small amounts of asbestos and lead to cancer. The post A history of Johnson & Johnson appeared first on.

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