An Integrative Approach to Managing Chronic Pain
Prescription drugs are an essential choice to treat individuals living with chronic pain. However, misuse, abuse, and addiction of some of these medications, especially, opioids, have resulted in an epidemic and serious public health concern in the United States. Last October, the US government declared the opioid epidemic a public emergency. On this paper, I will present information and literature review to show the most common causes of chronic pain, different forms of conventional treatments, and alternative options that have been successful in treating pain for a lot of people around the world. Literature show that an integrative approach to managing chronic pain can help solve the opioid crisis.