@article{ref1,
title="The predicament of the undertreatment of chronic pain and prescription opioid epidemic",
journal="Analgesia and resuscitation : current research",
year="2015",
author="Ruan, Xiulu and Chiravuri, Srinivas",
volume="4",
number="1",
pages="e105-e105",
abstract="Chronic pain is pervasive and costly. Based on a recent report published by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), it is estimated that chronic pain affects 116 million American adults - more than the total affected by heart disease, cancer, and diabetes combined. Pain also costs the nation up to $635 billion each year in medical treatment and lost productivity...<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2324-903X",
doi="10.4172/2324-903X.1000e105",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2324-903X.1000e105"
}