The Opioid Epidemic [Why It Shouldn’t Be Happening]
The Opioid Epidemic. In the United States, over 100 million people suffer from chronic pain or around one-third of adults. (1) In 2012, over 259 million opioid prescriptions were written. (2) Four out of five heroin users admit to abusing their own painkiller prescriptions prior to trying heroin.3 Opioids refer to a class of drugs with […]