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What is the difference between a 'secure' and a regular prescription? As with all prescriptions, only doctors and specific healthcare professional (including dental surgeons, midwives, podiatrists ...

The team also said the trends identified in their work could be down to a number of factors, including that those prescribed painkillers from a young age may have had more severe or frequent pain.

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