The Doors of Perception: Psychedelics in Pain Management

Atypical opioids meds can be confusing. ItÕs ÒonlyÓ a partial agonist, they say. They ask, ÒHow can an opioid overdose medication treat pain?Ó. They ask, quizzically, ÒThere are multiple parts of the typical mu opioid receptor?Ó ItÕs the best of times, and the worst of times, as Dickens said best, yet perhaps not in reference to methadone utilization. It takes 2, baby! Or even more! Mixed-action opioid medications pack a 1-2 punch, or sometimes even a Buy 1 Get 4! Join us for a discussion on these Òatypical opioids,Ó including low dose naltrexone, levorphanol, tramadol, tapentadol, methadone, and, of course, buprenorphine.