As the U.S. seeks to curb the deadly opioid epidemic across the country, many of the estimated 50 million Americans who suffer from chronic pain say they can’t get the medications they desperately need to ease their suffering.
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For many people living with chronic pain the daily challenges are not only physical but emotional.

New Australian research has uncovered physical changes in the brain of pain patients which might explain low mood.

Medical reporter Sophie Scott has the story.

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