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(By Martha Bebinger, WBUR for Kaiser Health News)<\/p>\n

The trouble started for Lisa when she took a blood pressure pill and one to control seizures, along with methadone, a drug used to help wean patients off heroin.<\/p>\n

\u201cI inadvertently did the methadone cocktail and I went to sleep for like 48 hours,\u201d Lisa said, rolling her eyes and coughing out a laugh. \u201cIt kicked my butt. It really kicked my butt.\u201d Continue reading article here…<\/a><\/p>\n

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