The article I read is called Treating the Pain Epidemic by John Tierney. The article is about millions of Americans with chronic pain. All around the world, many people have chronic pain, but doctors are not taking it as seriously as they should be.
According to the article, it says that researchers are also not taking it as a big deal along with doctors. I completely agree. With all the people with persistent pain, over 70 million people in America, painkillers are just not going to work. There has to be something that can help even more. What doctors are doing right now is not enough.According to the article, instead of getting rid of their pain, patients "often find themselves in a persistent cycle." This is pretty expensive for people, having to do repeated tests, surgeries and treatment. AS the article says, patients with chronic pain have to go to the hospital more, along with going to the emergency room when it's really not necessary. To sum it all up, because of wasteful treatment, the health care costs are going up pretty fast. This is why I think that doctors should really start taking this matter more seriously, as it is very important.
This article is from TierneyLab(November 5, 2009, 3:23 PM.) Treating the Pain Epidemic
By John Tierney. Times. http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/treating-the-pain-epidemic/?ref=science
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