Oxycodone and Sleep Apnea: Nighttime Breathing Risks, CPAP Tips and Safer Choices

Sleep is when opioids and breathing problems are most likely to collide. During the day, if your breathing slows, you notice and take a deeper breath. At night, that safety net is much weaker. For the millions of people who have sleep apnea, many of whom do not know it, this matters a great deal …