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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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