Oral formulations of opioid drugs should never be chewed because:
A. chewing could achieve a lower blood level than expected with a decrease in desired effects.
B. chewing could decrease the absorption of the drug.
C. chewing could result in adverse food-drug interactions.
D. chewing could achieve a higher blood level than expected with an increase in side effects.
Answer: D
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