As someone in constant severe pain, I hope that this new drug is as potent and harmless as they hypothesize. I often read about new and wondrous painkillers, a

As someone in constant severe pain, I hope that this new drug is as potent and harmless as they hypothesize. I often read about new and wondrous painkillers, and never hear about them again after that initial flurry of journalistic over excitement. They disappear in much the same way as the various cures for cancer that have been hyped over the years. I desperately hope that one of these wonder-painkillers will make it to market within my lifetime.