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Opioids included codeine, fentanyl, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, levorphanol, meperidine, oxycodone, oxymorphone, morphine and pentazocine.
A morphine equivalent dose (MED) was calculated and classified into three groups: 1−50 mg/day, 51−100 mg/day, and >100 mg/day of analgesic.
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New-onset depression linked to prolonged opioid use, not dose. Reactions Weekly 1586, 11 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40278-016-14038-x
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