**Pain Awareness Month Brings Breakthrough Releif***
Prescription Drug Abuse:
A Public Health Epidemic?
Dr. Jeffrey Gudin, Anesthesiologist & Director of the Pain Management Center at Englewood Hospital, NJ, an affiliate of Mt. Sinai
Facts according to the partnership for a Drug-Free America & the American Pain Foundation:
The National Center for Health Statistics estimates that 26%of Americans live with pain
more than the number of people with heart disease and cancer combined
More than 40% of teens believe that prescription drugs are much safer than illegal drugs
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, 26% of Americans live with pain, a serious and complex medical condition.1 While there are a number of effective prescription pain medications available, their increasing nonmedical useespecially among young adultsis having a major impact on healthcare professionals ability and/or willingness to treat pain.4-6
Dr Jeffrey Gudin will discuss this issue and the warning signs of misuse or abuse of pain medication. Dr Gudin is an anesthesiologist and Director of the Pain Management Center at Englewood Hospital in New Jersey, an affiliate of Mt. Sinai.
About Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is defined as pain that persists beyond the usual course of healing for a specific illness or injury
Patients with chronic pain often struggle with the physically and emotionally disabling effects
Uncontrolled pain also has a significant economic cost. In the United States, the annual cost of uncontrolled pain is estimated to be more than $100 billion
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