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Opioidology Part 3: Opioid-Philia vs Opioid-Phobia

The often-blurred lines of pain, addiction, and substance use need a deeper dive into the extremes of opioid-philia and opioid-phobia (building upon Opioidology Part 1: Our Opioid Story). Join Mark “Pain Guy” Garofoli and our two guests James Hackworth and Jim Potenziano to take that deeper dive based on their recent collaboration in the Frontiers in Pain Research article “The Burden of Acute Pain in the U.S. in the Wake of the Opioid Crisis”.

• Frontiers in Pain Research Article: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pain-research/articles/10.3389/fpain.2025.1642035/full 
• Article Key Takeaways
• Rising Pain Prevalence
• Balancing Act—Opioid Utilization vs. Undertreatment
• Provider Reluctance to use opioids
• Patient Reluctance
• Massive Economic Impact
• Call for Innovation & Policy Reform

• Opioid Story charts: www.painguy.us