I'm on regular opioids for chronic pain, and they have possibly saved my life. But I tried many, many alternatives. For the majority of chronic pain sufferers,

I'm on regular opioids for chronic pain, and they have possibly saved my life. But I tried many, many alternatives. For the majority of chronic pain sufferers, there will be a better alternative to opioids. Part of the problem in the US is that doctors were reaching for opioids as first or second line drugs, when they should be further down the line.