Opioids: Know Them, Use Carefully, and Look to the Future

Opioids have helped countless patients, and opioids have caused pain and addiction as well. The point is they are here, they can reduce suffering, but practitioners must know their patient's needs, and must know all alternatives. Dr. Jeffrey Fudin is a PharmD and a pain management specialist at the Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany, New York, and here he discusses the future of pain medicine, and the next molecule.