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Designing less addictive opioids, through chemistry

  • Written by Aaron W. Harrison, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Austin College
imageOne potential way to make opioids less addictive is to make them target injured tissue rather than the healthy brain.PM Images/Photodisk via Getty Images

What if there was a way for pain patients to get all the pain-relieving power of opioids with none of the addicting side effects?

Opioids are one of the most powerful pain medications available,...

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