Eileen Scahill

Contributing author.
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Fibromyalgia may worsen opioid addiction

Fibromyalgia may worsen opioid addiction, researchers at Michigan Medicine find. The chronic pain associated with the condition may lead to the increased use of opioids by individuals.
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Study provides first evidence of link between opioid use disorder, chronic pain

This first-of-its-kind study explores central sensitization.