After surgery, opioids — such as morphine — are routinely used to manage pain. However, according to a new study, the drugs could actually raise the likelihood of experiencing chronic pain.
Opioids are big news. The “opioid epidemic” in the United States is destroying lives from coast to coast.
More than 100 people die from opioid-related overdoses each and every day in the U.S.
Despite the horrors of addiction, one aspect of opioid use that is rarely questioned is just how effective they are at fulfilling their primary function: to quell pain.
