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Washington University in St. Louis

Researchers separate analgesic effects from addictive aspects of pain-killing drugs

Caption: Mice developed in the laboratory of Zhou-Feng Chen don't experience relief from pain when given opiate drugs such as morphine.

Credit: Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

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