Study offers first proof of connection between chronic pain and opioid use disorders - ETHealthWorld

Chronic pain may lead to OUD, and people with chronic pain and OUD have a harder time quitting opioids than people with OUD only.

Columbus: Scientists have long suspected a link between opioid use disorder (OUD) and chronic pain, but the brain processes that link OUD and chronic pain remain unknown. Researchers from The Ohio St… [+3413 chars]

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