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Chronic pain and opioids.
American Prospect, The, September, 2005
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Debunking the Myths: Part 1 What is chronic pain? Chronic pain is a progressive disease of the nervous system, caused by failure of the body's internal pain control systems. The disease is accompanied by changes in the chemical and anatomical makeup of the spinal cord. Chronic pain is a malignancy, in the sense that when it goes untreated, it increases in intensity and spreads to areas that weren't previously affected, damaging the sufferer's health and functioning.
Why treat chronic pain with opioids? Opioids are substances naturally produced within the body ...
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