KNOW THE FACTS
Why is Safer Pain Management Important?
PAIN AFFECTS MORE AMERICANS THAN
diabetes, heart disease, and cancer
COMBINED.
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FREQUENT BACK PAIN, INCLUDING LOWER BACK PAIN, AFFECTS
more than 26 million Americans between 20 and 64 years,
AND IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DISABILITY IN THOSE UNDER 45 YEARS.
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IN 2014, THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY
one and half times more drug overdose deaths due to pain medicines (i.e. opioids)
IN THE UNITED STATES THAN DEATHS FROM MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES.
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BASED ON DATA FROM 2018, OPIOID OVERDOSE IS NOW
responsible for 128 daily deaths of Americans on average,
WHICH IS ROUGHLY 1 DEATH EVERY 11 MINUTES.
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MORE THAN 11.5 MILLION AMERICANS, AGED 12 OR OLDER
reported misusing prescription opioids in 2016.
IN 2016, AN ESTIMATED 20.4% OR ROUGHLY ONE IN 5 U.S. ADULTS HAD CHRONIC PAIN, ACCORDING TO THE CDC.
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