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A Colorado University in Boulder [colorado.edu] study concludes that opioid painkillers cause chronic pain [denverpost.com] that last for months. This affects the use of morphine, oxycodone, methadone and other medications like them.

The assistant research professor says “I think the steps forward with this then is looking to inhibit this immune response as an adjuvant to pain relief. (08) So you can still take your opioids but if you block this immune response that’s occurring at the same time then you can still get that pain relief but you can prevent these long term consequences from occurring.”

Anyone that has delved into control theory should recognize the positive feedback loop.

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