Approximately 1 in 14 U.S. adults experienced high-impact chronic pain in 2019, defined as pain on most or every day during the preceding 3 months that limited life or work activities.
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- CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids ... (cdc.gov)
- https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/nearly-1-in-4-us-adults-report-chronic-pain-cdc-finds/ (beckershospitalreview.com)
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33151145/ (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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