Alleviating Suffering 101 — Pain Relief in the US

Alleviating Suffering 101 — Pain Relief in the United States — NEJM: The magnitude of pain in the United States is astounding. More than 116 million Americans have pain that persists for weeks to years. The total financial costs of this epidemic are $560 billion to $635 billion per year, according to Relieving Pain in America, 1 the recent report of an Institute of Medicine committee that we cochaired. And these figures don't include pain in children or people in long-term care facilities, the military, or prison.

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