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Norfolk, VA Personal Injury Lawyer Info: Emergency Room Visits Linked to Muscle Relaxant Soar

Emergency rooms form misusing the prescription muscle relaxant carisoprodol (Soma from Meda Parmaceuticals) increased from 15,830 to 31,763 between 2004 and 2009, according to a new report from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Carisoprodol becomes epecially dangerous when taken in combination with narcotic painkillers and illegal drugs or alcohol, according to its labeling. “We’re…

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