In a new study, just 13 percent of people who took an opioid experienced relief of low back pain.
The study was reported at the American Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting.
The study involved 2,030 people with low back pain. Half took opioid drugs but only 13 percent actually had pain relief.
Meanwhile 75 percent of the opioid takers experienced all the side effects: Constipation, sleepiness, cognitive issues, and dependence.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
