Opioids and Natural Alternatives to Pain Killers

More than 130 people a day die from opioid-related drug overdoses. Opioids include prescription pain relievers, heroin and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the total economic burden of prescription opioid misuse alone in the United States is $78.5 billion a year.

In the late 1990s, pharmaceutical companies reassured the medical community that patients would not become addicted to prescription opioid pain relievers. They started being prescribed at greater rates and it soon became clear that they were addictive. Ordinary people, who would never consider using recreational drugs became addicted and the deaths from overdose began to rise. By 2017, an estimated 1.7 million people suffered from substance abuse disorders from prescription opioids.

Over-the-counter pain-relieving medications are not without side effects either. Acetaminophen (sold under the trade name Tylenol®) is pretty safe for occasional use. However, many people take it regularly for chronic pain. Heavy use of acetaminophen is associated with kidney disease, bleeding in the digestive tract, and increased risk of heart attack, stroke and high blood pressure.

People need relief from pain, so what’s the answer? Fortunately, there are some natural ways to relieve pain that don’t have these adverse or potentially addictive and dangerous effects. Exploring these alternatives is the focus of this month’s Herbal Hour.

We’ll talk about the relationship between pain and inflammation and why the secret to long term pain relief is reducing inflammation. Then, we’ll introduce you to some natural remedies that are effective at both reversing chronic inflammation and relieving pain, which means they don’t just mask pain sensations, they actually help the body heal.

These remedies include CBD, which is a very powerful pain modulator and anti-inflammatory that is helping people find relief from pain who have been unable to find it before. We’ll also look at the effects of turmeric, and it’s powerful constituent curcumin, and their ability to ease pain and reverse inflammation. We’ll also look at other herbs and essential oils that can help people safely relieve acute and chronic pain, as well as aids in overcoming opioid addiction. 

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• Analgesic Formula

• Addictions (drugs)
• Inflammation
• Pain (general remedies for)

• Analgesic [Anodyne]

Opioids are a dangerously addictive form of pain-relievers. In 2018 alone about 47,000 people died from opioid overdose, with about one-third of these deaths coming from prescription drugs. Between 20-30% of people who are prescribed opioids for chronic…

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