Understanding the Sources of Pain Could Curb Opioid Addiction

Insight into why opioid addiction is rampant in certain communities could help lower demand for these drugs

Understanding why certain groups, suffering certain kinds of psychological pain, fall victim to opioid abuse could help stop the crisis at its roots. shutterstock

Helping people with pain, whether it be physical or emotional, could limit the need for opioids. Eldar Nurkovic/Shutterstock