Genetic link to opiod addiction?

[Mik]

They are looking to find it.

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2020/10/08/study-involving-uc-could-help-id-genetic-markers-opioid-addiction/5924042002/

[George K]

Good.

The other important area of study (and I'm out of the loop on this) is finding opioids that are analgesic without being euphoric and dependency-inducing. There are multiple receptors for opioids, and getting a drug that will trigger the analgesic receptor without the others would be a big deal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opioid_receptor