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6 in 10 Kids Got Opioids After Tonsil Surgery, Study Says

WHAT ABOUT ICE CREAM?

In the midst of a national opioid overdose crisis, doctors sent many kids home with oxycodone and hydrocodone.

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Shira Feder
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