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Opioids not ideal for sickle cell patients' pain management, study says UPI.com Researchers found patients on long-term treatment plans that include opioid-based painkillers had more crisis days, greater pain and more fatigue. By Stephen Feller | June 21, 2016 at 10:08 AM ... Long-Term Opioids May Not Be Best Pain Management Option for All Sickle Cell PatientsNewswise (press release) World Sickle Cell Day: Black Participation in Clinical Trials Impact Search for CureNBCNews.com How Can Cannabis Help People with Sickle Cell Anemia?Leafly Leadership Newspapers -Kitsap Sun -New Haven Register -Awoko all 57 news articles »

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