Aspirin and Advil are like the fire trucks that put out the fire of inflammation, GABApentin is the librarian quieting down the pain, and the opioids are like our pain being on a see-saw. These are my analogies to help explain the effect of certain classes of pain medications on us. I get into the science on opioid withdrawal, risk for dependence, and addiction to which we may unknowingly be at risk for. There is indeed a dark side to opioids which has resulted in an opioid crisis. I hope this episode will be informative in order to safe guard all of us against opioid dependence. Tune in for more details.

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