Netflix documentary rec: Dr. Feelgood. Fascinating biopic & compassion takedown of the nuances in "what do we do about opioid addiction?"
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Recent metastudies suggests long term opioids may be no more effective for pain than placebo. For instance: http://annals.org/aim/article/2089370/effectiveness-risks-long-term-opioid-therapy-chronic-pain-systematic-review …
I'm pretty skeptical of that, esp. considering "no placebo-controlled trials met inclusion criteria." All placebo studies were short-term.
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Fair enough, but I think our standard should be: we're giving powerful narcotics to people, the positive effects should be grossly obvious.
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Can't agree with that when effective alternatives are hard to come by & the no-treatment condition is horrific.
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