What harm could there be in sharing prescription opioids with a friend or family member who is suffering with pain? Mayo Clinic pain medicine specialist Dr. Mike Hooten says sharing opioids is not only dangerous, but illegal.
In this Mayo Clinic Minute, reporter Vivien Williams talks to Dr. Hooten about why people should not share prescription painkillers.
View complete series:
- Mayo Clinic Minute: Prescription drugs ─ the changing face of addiction
- Mayo Clinic Minute: Facts on fentanyl
- Mayo Clinic Minute: Avoid opioids for chronic pain
- Mayo Clinic Minute: 2 reasons not to share pain pills
- Mayo Clinic Minute: When are opioids OK to take?
- Mayo Clinic Minute: What opioids do to your guts
- Mayo Clinic Minute: How to stop popping painkillers
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