Expert warns the UK could face its own U.S. style opiod crisis

Expert warns the UK could face its own U.S. style opiod crisis Around eight million people in the UK live with chronic pain, where symptoms persist for longer than three months.

The problem for is that the diagnosis of chronic pain often leads to a separate set of problems entirely due to the painkilling medication they are prescribed.

This leaves thousands dependent on the drugs through no fault of their own. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Discovery of endogenous opioid systems: what it has meant for the clinician's understanding of pain and its treatment (abstract) Pain