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I've been taking opioids for nearly a year and they still work fine. Not sure how long-term you mean.

• cmdrfred 10y ago
  Stop taking them for a few days and you'll see what I mean. Many studies have shown that patients who do not consume opioid medications have better long term outcomes than those who do. It simply isn't effective in managing pain long term, and also is not indicated for use in that manner.
  • tylersmith 10y ago
    When I stop taking them I'm in pain again. I think what you're trying to get at is the opioids don't solve the underlying problem. But to say they're not effective for managing pain is wrong. I use them to manage pain every day. I get regular steroidal-epidural injections to solve the issue.