National overdose deaths involving prescription opioids among all ages is rising again after somewhat stabilizing from 2016-2020. However, the deaths are still double where statistics show in the early 2000s. You can see the statistics from the National Institute of Drug Abuse here.
“Taking into account all health care disparities and the current US crisis in pain care, a case can be made that any patient no matter their ethnic or socioeconomic status, who is not informed or who is not offered effective nonpharmacologic options for pain is, in fact, inadequately served. One could argue that given the risks of standard care, failing to educate patients and recommend nonpharmacologic care should be considered unethical.”1
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