5 ways pain and addiction patients can get better care
About 25 million people are in recovery from substance use disorder (SUD), while approximately 100 million people live in chronic pain. With our nation fixated on the estimated 60,000 opioid-related overdose deaths in 2016, you might expect the interests of both groups to be in conflict. Consider two anecdotes.
Paul is living with chronic pain from a car accident nine years ago. His …