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. 2016 Oct 19;92(2):294-297.
doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2016.09.051.

Re-energizing the Development of Pain Therapeutics in Light of the Opioid Epidemic

Phil Skolnick  1 , Nora D Volkow  2
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Re-energizing the Development of Pain Therapeutics in Light of the Opioid Epidemic

Phil Skolnick et al. Neuron. .
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Abstract

Limited options for treating moderate-severe pain led to an overreliance on opioids and the current opioid epidemic. Addressing the factors contributing to a dearth of effective alternatives and re-energizing the development of pain therapeutics is necessary to quell this epidemic.

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