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Opioids may not spell relief for chronic back pain sufferers with depression, anxiety

July 9, 2015 by

Patients who were prescribed opioids to treat chronic lower back pain experienced significantly less pain relief and were more likely to abuse their medication when they had psychiatric disorders, a new study has found.

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