How Opioids Work

from Dear Patient · host Dr. John Keenan Fanning

Dear Patient, In this episode I cover how opioids work. I focus on 3 big effects including 1) how they are pain killers, 2) how they can make you feel good, and 3) how they can make you stop breathing. This information is meant as a starting place to enable you to become your best self. Remember, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Dr. John Keenan Fanning P.S. I need to thank Dr. Landon Berger for his contributions to this podcast. Without his amazing guidance and suggestions this podcast would not have been possible! Additionally I owe thanks to Dr. Kathryn Dong who provided useful edits for this episode. P.P.S. Study showing no difference in pain between opioids and non-opioid alternatives: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)00404-X/fulltext Mayo Clinic on Opioid use: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/prescription-drug-abuse/in-depth/how-opioid-addiction-occurs/art-20360372

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Dear Patient, In this episode I cover how opioids work and focus on 3 big effects. These effects include: 1) how they are pain killers, 2) how they can make you feel good, and 3) how they can make you stop breathing. This information is meant as a starting place to enable you to become your best self. Remember, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Dr. John Keenan Fanning P.S. I need to thank Dr. Landon Berger for his contributions to this podcast. Without his amazing guidance and suggestions this podcast would not have been possible!

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