Well: The Problem With Pain Pills

In the new e-book “A World of Hurt: Fixing Pain Medicine’s Biggest Mistake,” the New York Times reporter Barry Meier makes a strong case that opioid drugs used to treat chronic pain, like OxyContin, not only are addictive and deadly but often don’t work for many people who use them and lead to a range of additional health problems.

Source: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/the-problem-with-pain-pills/?partner=rss&emc=rss

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