The CDC released an updated Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain, and some physicians said they are content with it.

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An estimated 2 million Americans are hooked on prescription painkillers, along with another 600,000 hooked on heroin. As the damage of opioids becomes clear, doctors are increasingly looking for alternatives for managing pain. Biofeedback can reduce chronic pain, so can mindfulness training and yoga, Miles O’Brien reports.