The 'Holy Grail' of Safe Opioids Might Be One Step Closer to Reality

Gizmodo --------- The ultimate goal of pain medicine—a powerful painkiller with few to no side effects, such as dependence or overdose—is still elusive. But a team of researchers from Wake Forest University in North Carolina believe they’ve come closer to reaching it. Their latest study, published Wednesday in Science Translational Medicine, details an experimental opioid that seems capable of stopping pain in non-human primates, but without any signs of addiction. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.