Is a Placebo Just as Effective as Morphine in Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain?
A study investigated morphine's effect
Morphine is a commonly-used, strong opioid medication for relieving pain. It's also known to be highly addictive, as most opioids are. The study looked at whether morphine did better than placebo when making the pain better in patients suffering from these diseases. What they found was very surprising.
The data strongly advocates against opioid use in treating these patients.
