The science, language, and misconceptions around pain and suffering

Pain specialist Mark Sullivan explains the science and history behind physical pain and how the opioid crisis impacted the right to pain relief. Elaine Scarry describes the many dimensions of pain and why, when we are in pain, language and words fail us.

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