The effect of topical pain creams: A solution to oral opioids

Background: Each day opioid addiction takes the lives of 91 Americans, which unfortunately may continue to rise if the problem is not resolved. The United States of America also consumes a staggering 80% of the world ’s supply of opioids. Furthermore, as of 2016, opioid overdose, abuse, and dependency resulted in 78.5 million dollar cost to the American healthcare system. The United States spent about $560 to $635 billion annually on costs associated with relieving and treating pain; this is more than was spen t on heart disease, cancer, and diabetes.
Source: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy - Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Source Type: research