Wire›2026 05 02›Addiction To Over The Counter Product Leaves 31 Year Old Partially Paralyzed I C

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Addiction to over-the-counter product leaves 31-year-old partially paralyzed: ‘I couldn’t flip a pancake’

A young woman has described how her ‘terrifying’ addiction to an easy to access product left her dragging herself through her house, unable to walk.

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Addiction to over-the-counter product leaves 31-year-old partially paralyzed: ‘I couldn’t flip a pancake’A young woman has described how her ‘terrifying’ addiction to an easy to access product left her dragging herself through her house, unable to walk.
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