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Take me to the leaflet Opioids are a group of medicines that come from the extract of poppy seeds or other medicines that work in the same way. This leaflet by Dr Roger Knaggs explains all about their uses, including the benefits and risks associated with their use. Includes TypesBefore ...

Looking at the side effects of opioids for chronic pain management  To listen to this programme, please click here. Prefer a PDF?Download Pain Concern is grateful to Professor Lesley Colvin, Dr Paul Farquhar-Smith and the charity Maggie’s for their help and advice. While opioids are seen as an effective treatment method for ...

Rethinking long-term pain management This edition of Airing Pain has been supported with a grant from Kyowa Kirin donated for this purpose.  The opioid crisis reached its peak in the United States in 2017, where addiction and overprescription have led to 218,000 deaths from prescription overdoses between the years of 1999 and 2017. The ...