The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) released a new position statement that warned the risk of “death, overdose, addiction or serious side effects with prescription opioids” outweigh the benefits in non-cancer conditions such as chronic headache and back pain. While these drugs can help ease pain, there is no evidence to show it can do so over a long period of time without causing overdose or serious addiction. Via Headlines & Global New. Posted October 6, 2014.
–Alanna McCatty
