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Original post: Newswise - Substance Abuse Three Longtime Antibiotics Could Offer Alternative to Addictive Opioid Pain Relievers
DALLAS – Feb. 22, 2021 – Three decades-old antibiotics administered together can block a type of pain triggered by nerve damage in an animal model, UT Southwestern researchers report. The finding, published online today in PNAS, could offer an alternative to opioid-based painkillers, addictive prescription medications that are responsible for an epidemic of abuse in the U.S.