Injections, Not Pills, That Can Help With Pain | NVCPC.com

Injections, Not Pills, That Can Help With Pain

While opioid medications do help those with chronic pain, they can cause their own side effects–from addiction to overdose. Controlled short-term use of these medications is often beneficial for patients, but growing evidence is showing that with long-term use of these drugs, the risks of dependency and cycles of abuse can outweigh the benefits. For those…