Jeff Langmaid breaks down the toll of common pain drugs: NSAIDs cause roughly 100,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths yearly, while opioid deaths have climbed from 125 to 138 per day since 2019. Most opioid deaths start with neuromusculoskeletal problems that doctors and communities often mishandle.
NSAIDS, they must be safe, right? Well, 100,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths each year just due to NSAIDS. Anybody seen that in the news? I certainly haven't. That's a big deal. Opioids, they are back and worse than ever. There was some progress made previous to what happened in 2019. Since then, things are back and worse than ever. 125 has now become about 138 deaths each and every day. A majority of those start with neuromusculoskeletal issues. That's a big deal. A real big deal. This is why communication and understanding of what's going on in your community. I'm always tentative to say this, but, you know, it's like this is happening right now. Wherever you're coming in from, this is happening. This is real, and people are dealing with this. This is why I'm so passionate about us being able to communicate and understand how we can help people. Because to me, it's the most important thing in the world. But this is absolutely nuts what's been going on and continues to go on.
