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Could morphine actually increase pain

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Doctors have never understood why morphine increases pain in some people, but new research, published in Nature Neuro-science, has identified cells in the spinal cord that may be responsible for some patients experiencing greater pain when doses of morphine are increased.

Researchers said the findings may lead to new strategies to reduce chronic pain and pain after surgery.