Pain isn't just physical: why many are using painkillers for emotional relief
- Written by Kev Dertadian, Lecturer in Criminology, Western Sydney University
The biological pathways related to physical and emotional pain overlap. Issam Hammoudi/Unsplash
Australians are increasingly using prescription or over-the-counter painkillers to ease emotional, rather than physical, pain. Our cultural understanding of pain is changing, and as a result it’s becoming more difficult to distinguish intoxication...
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