Science Saturday: Mayo Clinic advances pain management beyond opioids

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimates that in 2018, over 10 million teens and adults misused opioids. The prescription of opioids to treat patient pain is one of many factors contributing to this epidemic; to solve it, a multipronged approach is needed. Two new Mayo Clinic studies -- one in clinical practice and one in the laboratory -- could [...]
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