Pharmaceutical companies and an increasing number of medical institutions have come around to the idea that there is an alternative to prescribing opioids for pain management after years of agitation. Precision medicine is a novel technique that is designed to center on the underlying discomfort. Pharmaceutical companies and an increasing number of medical facilities have long pushed for a different approach to managing pain beyond the prescription of opioids. They assert that an attempt is made to address the underlying discomfort by the new therapy. However, an increasing number of professionals in pain management and addiction argue that medication is a superior kind of treatment.