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What are side affects of long term narcotic use?
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Long term opioid use: Long term opioid use has few side effects - it does have problems. Constipation, lack of benefit, suppression of hormones in particular sex hormones, dose escalation etc..- all these can also compound the problems.
Answered 7/5/2012
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