Ask the doctor. My doctor suggested I take a long-acting opioid like oxycodone to manage my pain. but I have heard so much frightening news about opioids recently that I am anxious about trying it. Are opioids a safe option for chronic pain?

MeSH terms

• Analgesics, Opioid / administration & dosage
• Analgesics, Opioid / adverse effects*
• Chronic Pain / drug therapy*
• Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
• Humans
• Opioid-Related Disorders / etiology
• Opioid-Related Disorders / prevention & control*
• Pain Measurement / drug effects
• Patient Education as Topic