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Dilaudid: Lindsay Lohan's Alleged Preferred Painkiller Explained

By Kathryn YaoJul 7th 2010 – 3:40PM

Lindsay Lohan's 90-day jail sentence might not be her only problem, let alone her most serious one. TMZ alleges that "LiLo" -- banned from imbibing alcohol by court order -- has filled prescriptions for Ambien, Adderall and Dilaudid. "A doctor wrote the prescription after Lindsay's recent dental surgery," TMZ adds. The...

Background on opioid

An opioid is a psychoactive chemical that works by binding to opioid receptors, which are found principally in the central and peripheral nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract.

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