The Sometimes Deadly Often Dark Side Of Painkillers – Opioids Can Also Prolong Pain

June 1, 2016May 31, 2016

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Painkillers are meant to dull the pain, but new research has shown that opioids like morphine can actually cause an increase in chronic pain in rats, a finding that could have far-reaching implications for humans. Led by University of Colorado Boulder Assistant Research Professor Peter Grace and Distinguished Professor Linda Watkins, the study showed that just…

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InAnalgesic, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chronic pain, Drug Enforcement Administration, Food and Drug Administration, Opioid

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Marsha Woerner

7 years ago

But rats are not humans. I wonder how much of this research transfers over. I have known people took short term morphine regimes, and they do not have recurring pain – proof by anecdote, I know, but I would be curious to see further results and experiments on pain relievers IN HUMANS.