What does science tell us about pain and addiction?
What does science tell us about pain and addiction?
Medicine has always been about taking away your pain, says Walter J. Koroshetz, MD, director of the NINDS. Here, he discusses how pain medicine has fuel addiction, and how addiction creates changes in the brain.
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