Another reason to avoid drugs for pain relief "
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"Another medication that is thought to cause dementia is opiates, often used as painkillers after surgery, serious injury or for cancer patients."
"Dr Hasan said: 'This is pretty common knowledge but if you take any opiates like morphine regularly they affect your brain, they cause sedation and anything that causes sedation for a long period of time can probably end up causing dementia.' "
"A 2024 study, which looked at data of more than 21,000 patients, found opiate users had a 15 per cent higher risk of developing dementia."
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