THIS IS TOTAL ADULT POPULATION OF UNITED STATES. WHEN YOU THROW AROUND WILDLY EXAGGERATED FIGURES, LIKE 100 MILLION PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC PAIN IN UNITED STATES, IT MAKES YOU AS SPOKESPEOPLE LESS TRUSTWORTHY:
ADULTS:249,485,228 Percent77%77%77%77%77%
Total 323,127,513
CAUTION: DON’T PICK UP A FIGURE/STAT FROM SOME BLOG OR OTHER PAIN ADVOCATE WEBSITE OR FACEBOOK PAGE THAT DOESN’T COME FROM SOME RIGOROUSLY RESEARCHED/RESPECTED GOVERNMENT WEBSITE OR ACADEMIC JOURNAL. IF THEY DON’T HAVE THE PROOF/CITE, DON’T USE THEIR FIGURES. EVER.
The above statement… was made by someone who questions the the 100+ million number that is routinely stated as the number of chronic pain pts in the USA.
That 100+ million chronic pain pts that is normally claimed… HAS NEVER stated that all of those chronic pain pts are using/dependent on opiates 24/7.
If one looks at the number of surviving Baby Boomers (65 million) and the number of citizens > 70 (28 million)… these two groups – total of 93 million – would most likely be a group suffering from age related chronic pain.
Has anyone ever noticed that TV commercials – especially during prime time – there is a BUNCH of ads for OTC pain meds (NASID’s, Tylenol/APAP, etc)… they are not continually running all of these commercials and not selling products.
Some chronic pain pts can manage their chronic pain on a day to day business with these OTC products, but may also use opiates for those times of activity induced pain.. like cutting grass, working in the landscape or garden. Not everyone can afford to have all their maintenance around their house done by someone else, but taking opiates on those days when some of those task have to be done… the need for opiates comes into play for a chronic pain pts on a PRN basis.
Just like a lot of other things when dealing with chronic pain pts… jumping to conclusion based on a few facts… is not a true representation of what reality really is.
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