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Your body naturally produces opioids without causing addiction or overdose – studying how this process works could help reduce the side effects of opioid drugs

  • Written by John Michael Streicher, Associate Professor of Pharmacology, University of Arizona
Your body naturally produces opioids without causing addiction or overdose – studying how this process works could help reduce the side effects of opioid drugsOpioid neurotransmitters are located in many areas of the body, including the brain, spine and gut.ALIOUI Mohammed Elamine/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Opioid drugs such as morphine and fentanyl are like the two-faced Roman god Janus: The kindly face delivers pain relief to millions of sufferers, while the grim face drives an opioid abuse and...

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