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Years of opioid use do not improve chronic back pain, study finds

Taking opioids for years does not seem to reduce pain or improve functioning in people with chronic back pain, according to a new Northwestern University study that compared 70 long-term opioid users with 70 similar patients not taking opioids.

Years of opioid use do not improve chronic back pain, study finds

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