Actiq, a Dangerous Painkiller?

A Killer Painkiller

By Amanda Robb
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the April 2007 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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Actiq, a painkiller for people with cancer--which comes in the form of a berry-flavored lozenge on a stick--may be harmful.

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