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Many chronic pain patients can reduce opioid use with slow, voluntary taper

More than 50 million Americans live with chronic pain; among them, approximately 1 in 10 take prescription opioids regularly.

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More than 50 million Americans live with chronic pain; among them, approximately 1 in 10 take prescription opioids regularly. A new large-scale study led by Stanford Medicine suggests that—with the right approach—many people may be able to reduce their opioid use long term without increasing their pain.

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