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Prescription Pain Medication Use Among Adults: Estimates and Trends

from Physician's Weekly

Prescription Pain Medication Use Among Adults: Estimates and Trends Physician's Weekly National guidelines note that nonpharmacologic and non-opioid-containing pharmacologic therapies are preferred for managing chronic pain whenever appropriate. “Since the early 2000s, there has been a rise in opioid prescriptions and deaths resulting from these medications in the United States,” explains Craig M. Hales, M.D., MPH. READ MORE

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