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Is it dangerous to keep taking pain killers with codeine every night to help me go to sleep?

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Not Good: Narcotic pain killers are meant for the relief of severe pain. Using them for anything else poses major risks of overdose and dependency. Not good.

Answered 12/15/2012

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