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 effect

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.