Try an NSAID Instead of Opioids for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
December 2014
Experts are raising questions about whether long-term opioids are appropriate for treating CHRONIC pain.
There's NO proof that opioids result in long-term benefit for chronic noncancer pain. And we've become all too aware of the possible harms of misuse and fatal overdoses.
Consider these tips for SAFER opioid use in chronic pain patients.
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