Fewer opioid prescriptions in the UK look likely – and the consequences could be dire0

• BUSINESS
• August 7, 2020

Painkillers such as morphine have transformed the way pain can be controlled – but there are drawbacks, not least the risk of overdose or becoming dependent. The havoc and misery caused by over-prescribing these drugs in the US has seen hundreds of thousands of people die prematurely. Chronic pain can be caused by a range