Over 50 million Americans suffer from some form of chronic pain, making up 20% of the population. Furthermore, it is estimated that 10.7% of the US population takes prescription pain medications, and over 9.7 million people have reportedly misused their prescriptions.
Similarly, another problem is the opioid epidemic, with over 760,000 recorded deaths since 1999 due to an opioid overdose. According to a 2019 survey, around 10 million people in the US misused opioids.
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