The dose makes the poison: Opioid overdose study supports call for caution in Rx levels

When it comes to prescription painkillers, the difference between controlling pain and dying from an overdose may come down to how strong a prescription the doctor wrote, according to a new study in veterans. And the threshold for safe prescribing may be lower than most people think -- or than most guidelines recommend.

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