There has been a lot of noise around opioid use lately. In particular, in the States where it’s been declared a public health emergency.

While concerted efforts are being made to ensure that patients who are experiencing chronic pain are not also in a position where they also have to deal with opioid addiction, in the cases of severe, acute pain most doctors would consider pain relief the priority and opioids the gold standard.

Well it seems that too may need a rethink.