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Summary: Our guest today will discuss how and why people become addicted to painkillers when suffering with chronic pain. The topic will include: The similarities between addiction and chronic pain; Why people experience chronic pain and the factors that contribute to it; Predisposing factors and how this term relates to addiction; The short-term vs. long-term effects of opioid use; and Why the practice of prescribing opioids has dramatically increased.