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Re:Painkillers now kill more Americans than any illegal drug by thaumasiotes on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @04:55PM (#11255994)
> So while there might not be much to do if the brain is just crossing signals incorrectly for a couple of days

Chronic pain lasts for years, or forever. An incredible amount of effort has gone into understanding it. We can't blame practitioners for knowing that they don't understand pain and aren't likely to in the future, and therefore deciding to treat it with painkillers.

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Re:Painkillers now kill more Americans than any illegal drug by Lawtonfogle on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @05:08PM (#11256075)
I know chronic pain can last a lifetime. I was more so talking about one off aches that you can't find a cause for but which do often go away within the week.
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