As a nation we constitute only about 5% of the world's population, but we consume some 80% of the prescription drugs called opioids (another name for narcotics), the strongest and most addictive pain pills, that go by names like Vicodin, OxyContin, Dilaudid, codeine, and Percocet. We consume 99% of the global supply of a particular opioid called hydrocodone. Today opioids kill one American every 30 minutes. Those are quite some stats!
Here is a great article co-authored by Dr. Deepak Chopra that discusses some of the non-physical mechanisms involved with pain and suggesting that in many cases painkillers should come after a patient has explored the power of the mind-body connection.
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http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/chopra/article/A-Better-Way-to-Approach-Pain-and-America-s-5709973.php#page-1
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