Chronic pain: New compound may replace opioids
Healthline Media UK Ltd | July 19, 2018
Researchers tested an alternative to opioids in a mouse model of chronic pain and found it to be safe, effective, and possess none of the side effects of opioids. Man taking pills a new compound may soon replace opioids in the treatment of chronic pain. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimate that in the United States, 25.3 million adults have chronic pain. A person is said to have chronic pain when they feel pain every day for 3 months. Another 40 million U.S. individuals experience severe levels of pain.