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Man takes herbal pain quackery, nearly dies, spends months in hospital
(arstechnica.com)
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this post was submitted on 25 Oct 2025
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I knew a 70 year old that ran on a constant daily diet of 6 mg of Xanax, codeine , and morphine pills. All some how legally prescribed to her. When she went to the hospital they cut her off cold turkey, she died a day later. Shut out to jfk hospital. It's Florida after all.