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How did language shape the #opioid crisis? Drawing on internal #industrydocuments, authors examine how pharma industry-driven terms like #pseudoaddiction and βpain as the 5th vital signβ helped build a framework that promoted opioid use.
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https://doi.org/10.1017/jme.2026.10258

Redefining Pain and Addiction: How Opioid Manufacturers Changed Medical Language to Foster Opioid Use | Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics | Cambridge Core
Redefining Pain and Addiction: How Opioid Manufacturers Changed Medical Language to Foster Opioid Use
Cambridge Core