NIDA Begins Its First-Ever Public Discussion on Pain Relief and Addiction – March – 05, 2007

“Who is most at risk for addiction to pain killers?” and “How do you balance getting adequate pain relief with the risk of addiction?” were only two of the many questions discussed at today’s Pain, Opioids, and Addiction: An Urgent Problem for Doctors and Patients conference, sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).