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Opioids still misused by many, more education needed: peak body

Painaustralia has cautioned Australians against using opioids to treat chronic pain, and says the public and health professionals need better education about alternative treatments.
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I’ve been on opioids for 23 years now for chronic pain due to failed back surgery and I’ve never misused it or had to get an extra scripts. I’m now taking 240mgs a day just to have some quality of life. I don’t like taking it but there’s nothing to replace it with, I wish there was.