Common back-pain drug may be linked to higher dementia risk, large study finds

since the early ’90s, originally approved to treat epilepsy. Over the years, doctors have increasingly turned to it for nerve pain, chronic pain, post-shingles pain, and restless legs syndrome because of the fact that it’s seen as a safer alternative to opioids.

It’s often prescribed long-term for back pain, although researchers note that many patients continue reading …