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News · 08-22-2017, 04:29 AM

Nothing seemed to help the patient — and hospice staff didn't know why. They sent home more painkillers for weeks. But the elderly woman, who had severe dementia and incurable breast cancer, kept calling out in pain.

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08-22-2017, 04:29 AM	#1
News Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 18,958	Dying at home in an opioid crisis: Hospices grapple with stolen meds Nothing seemed to help the patient — and hospice staff didn't know why. They sent home more painkillers for weeks. But the elderly woman, who had severe dementia and incurable breast cancer, kept calling out in pain. More...