A team of scientists has come up with new opioid pain relievers that not only reduce pain on par with morphine but also reduce overdose risk. The Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) research described a method for making safer opioid painkillers. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 91 Americans die every day from opioid overdoses - deaths caused when opiates like oxycontin heroin and fentanyl slow and eventually stop a person's breathing. Researcher Laura M. Bohn said that the study shows that a range of compounds can deliver pain-blocking potency without affecting respiration.