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Each year, nearly 80 million Americans seek treatment to manage acute pain symptoms and opioids are often prescribed as a solution. While they can be effective, they can also pose significant health risks and increase changes of opioid dependency.
But breakthroughs in pain medication are enabling patients to have a choice in their pain management. Amidst the ongoing opioid epidemic, it is critical that patients have access to the treatments they want and need to address their pain.
Learn more about the importance of increasing access to non-opioid treatment options and how you can advocate in your state.