Study: Opioids may make pain worse, not better

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Another study is showing the ugly side of opioids.
We know they are addictive, which can be deadly, and doctors have questioned how well they actually relieve pain before. Now, they have evidence that these drugs can make chronic pain worse.
The study came out this week and supports all the changes the CDC has made to opioid prescription guidelines.
Only five days of morphine treatment made chronic pain worse for the rats in this study. That effect persisted for