Originally published in our sister publication, Pain Medicine News.
Two new studies published this spring have powerfully linked obesity and prescription opioid use. While previous research has connected the two conditions, back and joint pain may be the connecting force tying the two, according to the new research.
“While the obesity epidemic has been previously viewed as being disconnected from the opioid epidemic, it is clear that this is not the case,” said Andrew Stokes, PhD, an