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Opioids have been the most common treatment for chronic pain since the late 1990s, but recent research has cast doubt both on their safety and their efficacy in the treatment of chronic pain when it’s not related to cancer or palliative care. This is a very dangerous practice, greatly increasing the person’s risk for serious medical complications, including overdose. When these drugs attach to their receptors, they inhibit the transmission of pain signals. Health care providers have long wrestled with how best to treat the more than 100 million Americans who suffer from chronic pain. The potential risks involved with long-term opioid treatment, which include the development of drug tolerance, hyperalgesia, and addiction, present The potential risks involved with long-term opioid treatment, which include the development of drug tolerance, hyperalgesia, and addiction, present doctors with a dilemma, as there is limited research on alternative treatments for chronic pain.
Opioids have been the most common treatment for chronic pain since the late 1990s, but recent research has cast doubt both on their safety and their efficacy in the treatment of chronic pain when it’s not related to cancer or palliative care. This is a very dangerous practice, greatly increasing the person’s risk for serious medical complications, including overdose. When these drugs attach to their receptors, they inhibit the transmission of pain signals. Health care providers have long wrestled with how best to treat the more than 100 million Americans who suffer from chronic pain. The potential risks involved with long-term opioid treatment, which include the development of drug tolerance, hyperalgesia, and addiction, present The potential risks involved with long-term opioid treatment, which include the development of drug tolerance, hyperalgesia, and addiction, present doctors with a dilemma, as there is limited research on alternative treatments for chronic pain.