Striking the right balance between relieving chronic pain and reducing the risk of addiction is a task that continues to bedevil doctors. The new painkiller Zohydro has sparked worries that it will worsen an epidemic of abuse of pain medications. But some doctors are prescribing it because they say it fills a gap in patient care by providing long hours of relief.
Doctors split on Zohydro, a longer-lasting painkiller
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