Category: pain

Prescription Opioid Use Among Adults With Chronic Pain: United States, 2019

Questions for Jim Dahlhamer, Health Statistician and Lead Author of “Prescription Opioid Use Among Adults With Chronic Pain: United States, 2019.” Q: Why did you decide to do a report on prescription opioid use among U.S. adults with chronic pain? JD: The latest estimate from NHIS reveals that just over 20% of U.S. adults experience Read More >

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NCHS Releases New Reports This Week on Hearing Difficulty and Back/Limb pain among U.S. Adults

NCHS Releases two new reports this week on hearing difficulty and back/limb pain. The first report presents difficulties with hearing even when using a hearing aid among U.S. adults aged 18 and over by level of difficulty and age, sex, and race and Hispanic origin. It also presents estimates of the prevalence of hearing aid Read More >

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