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Ria Hopkins, PhD Candidate, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney

One in three people with chronic pain have difficulty accessing ongoing prescriptions for opioids

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One in five Australians live with chronic pain lasting three months or more. Common causes include back and neck pain, headache, and joint pain.

Opioid medicines – such as oxycodone, morphine, fentanyl and codeine – are essential medicines and provide relief to many people with this type of pain.

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