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What the US can learn from other countries in dealing with pain and the opioid crisis

  • Written by Marcia G. Ory, Regents and Distinguished Professor, Associate Vice President for Strategic Partnerships and Initiatives, Texas A&M University
The U.S. has the highest daily opioid use rate in the world.Kimberly Boyles/shutterstock

With all the recent news on opioid overuse in the U.S., it’s not surprising that Americans consume the vast majority of the global opioid supply. Daily opioid use in the U.S. is the highest in the world, with an estimated one daily dose prescribed for...

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