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Don't Force Patients Off Opioids Abruptly, New Guidelines Say, Warning Of Severe Risks

Sometimes doctors rapidly taper their chronic pain patients' opioid doses. Now a federal agency recommends against this. (Getty Images)
Sometimes doctors rapidly taper their chronic pain patients' opioid doses. Now a federal agency recommends against this. (Getty Images)

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