Chronic Pain, Illicit Markets, and a Preventable Pipeline to Addiction

Chronic pain is one of the most common and least discussed entry points into substance-related harm in the United States. Long before heroin or illicitly manufactured fentanyl appear in a person’s life, many people are simply trying to endure severe, persistent physical pain. Opioids have long been central to that effort. They are not a […] The post Chronic Pain, Illicit Markets, and a Preventable Pipeline to Addiction appeared first on Psychedelics Today.