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title: Avoid or Quit Addictive Pain Medication
description: With the opioid crisis in the United States, it’s important to be educated on how you can avoid opioid addiction, how to safely quit opioid use and what to expect after quitting addictive pain medication. Learn what opioids are and the dangers of opioid use.
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## opioid abuse

# Avoid or quit addictive pain medication and return to an active lifestyle

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Understanding the opioid crisis and the dangers of addictive pain medication

With the opioid crisis in the United States, it’s important to be educated on how you can avoid opioid addiction, how to safely quit opioid use and what to expect after quitting addictive pain medication.

Learn what opioids are and the dangers of opioid use.

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