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What we need to understand about opioids | Body Stuff

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter

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The New Opioid Pain Killer

Modern medicine has always been looking for the perfect alternative to morphine, te the non addictive pain killer. These new opioids were especially enticing because at the time, options for treating pain were limited. Drug companies also worked hard to get more doctors prescribing these pain killers. By the 19 sixties, it was becoming clear that these new drugs could be addictive.

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