To truly understand the cost of pain in America it helps to have some understanding of how many or us are suffering from chronic pain, what it is costing us to treat ourselves, the impact of the opioid crisis, and what alternatives to prescription opioids we have. This is the fourth in a 6-part series examining the Cost of Pain.
Did You Know?
Did you know that opioid prescriptions have more than doubled in the last 25 years? Approximately 112 million prescriptions were written in 1992. That number jumped to nearly 249 million in 2015! Our dependence on opioids can be mitigated by good chiropractic care. Merckling Family Chiropractic is ready to help those on Long Island who are suffering from chronic pain find safe, opioid-free ways to manage, and more importantly, treat their conditions.
Stay Tuned for Part 5 of the Cost of Pain
In the next installment, we’ll look at how many Americans are depending on prescription drugs.
