>I think that one of the major uses for this drug will be to treat acute pain in chronic pain patients (Assuming you're talking about long-term non-organic chr

>I think that one of the major uses for this drug will be to treat acute pain in chronic pain patients (Assuming you're talking about long-term non-organic chronic pain here). Opioids are no more effective than Nonopiod painkillers for treating chronic pain [1] and the risks of addiction (8-12% of patients become addicted [2]) mean that the risks don't really outweigh the benefits. Psychosocial treatments seem to be more effective for chronic pain than opioids. 1. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2673971?format=txt https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2673971?fo... 2. https://dtb.bmj.com/content/56/10/118 https://dtb.bmj.com/content/56/10/118