As the opioid epidemic continues to plague the United States, there is an urgent need for safe, effective, and non-addictive therapies for chronic pain and pain management. Currently, the CDC estimates that on average, 115 Americans die every day from an opioid-related overdose and the number of people with opioid use disorder continues to rise. Opioid medications not only carry potential for abuse and significant addictive properties, they are also associated with a multitude of adverse effects and the long-term repercussions of their useare unknown. 

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