The Opioid Epidemic: Current Challenges for Pain Management

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  • Figure 1.

    Rates of Drug Overdose Deaths by Major Types of Drugs, USA, 1999–2010

    Source: CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, CDC Wonder. Updated with 2010 mortality data.
  • Figure 2.

    Pill Usage Following Outpatient Surgery

    Reproduced from Rodgers J et al. Opioid Consumption Following Outpatient Upper Extremity Surgery. J Hand Surgery 2012. With permission from Elsevier.