Half of American Combat Soldiers in Chronic Pain Use Opioids http://americanlivewire.com/2014-06-30-half-of-american-combat-soldiers-in-chronic-pain-use-opioids/ From the article: Researchers at Walter Reed Army Hospital surveyed over 2,500 soldiers who had been deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan, nearly half of whom reported combat injuries. The prevalence of chronic pain was much higher than the civilian population, with 44% of the […]
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