Having a pill that alleviates chronic pain without adverse side effects or the risk of addiction remains an unmet pharmaceutical need for millions of people currently using traditional opioid drugs.

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For decades, opioids have been the blunt instrument of modern pain care, powerful enough to quiet severe suffering yet risky ...

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