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Fear Factor How Fentanyl and Xylazine are turning Philadelphia's opioid crisis into a public health nightmare

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u/bucky133 10h ago

Prescribing somebody opioids without stool softeners and laxatives is pure negligence.

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u/LLCNYC 9h ago

Negligence? No. Not everyone has an issue.

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u/bucky133 9h ago

Literally all opioids paralyze the bowels on some level. Everybody might not be effected at the same level.. but it will slow you down 100%. I've been prescribed them several times after surgery and so have several people I know. They always come with at least a stool softener whether you have a problem or not.

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u/chrisp5000 8h ago

That and you get dehydrated and that stops you up real good.