Bedtime staple could help curb painkiller dependence after surgery

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA bedtime staple could help curb painkiller dependence after surgery, according to a new study, the New York Post reports.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd the tool is already in your bedside table. No appointment, no referral, just a drawer.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe study says it could help. Could is the word doing the work there.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'd call that a pre-surgical home-readiness opportunity. Patients arrive already equipped, and the hospital simply builds on that foundation.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the plan is to check the drawer.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA breakthrough that doesn't need a breakthrough budget. I'm getting emotional, Hank. It's just so helpful and so close by.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFewer people leaning on painkillers after an operation is a good thing, and I'll say that plainly. It's good news.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorGood news, five stars, and a gentle reminder to ask your own doctor before anything goes under the knife.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI went and looked in my bedside table, and I found a flashlight, a charger and a bottle of ibuprofen I bought for a cold in 2019. So I'm about as ready for surgery as the study suggests I should be.