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How bad for the body is it drink codeine after the pain it was prescribed for is gone?

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Dr. Alvin Stein answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Yes: Why would anyone want to take a pain medication or narcotic when there is no indication. The less medication that one takes the better they are.

Answered 10/4/2017

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