17K views · 82 reactions | According The National Institute on Drug Abuse - NIDA, more than 20% of people prescribed opioids for chronic pain relief end up misusing the drugs. A scientific discovery has a team of chemists believing they have found one way to fight the opioid crisis--a new pain relief drug that doesn't have addictive properties. STORY: https://www.wthr.com/article/univ-of-texas-scientists-make-medical-breakthrough-that-could-replace-opioids | WTHR-TV | Facebook