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Breaking the opioid paradigm: Can we separate pain relief from addiction?
Breaking the opioid paradigm: Can we separate pain relief from addiction?
Opioids are remarkably effective painkillers, but their effects in the brain can also cause euphoria, addiction, and fatal respiratory depression. What if an opioid could relieve pain without getting into the brain? A decades-old idea may finally be getting a real-world test. (L. Webster in: THE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND HEALTH, USA, 09.09.2026)