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The cost of pain

June 08, 2012
Benjamin Metzger, MD

When it comes to on the job injuries, pain management is a key part of any person’s treatment. There was a very interesting article in the New York Times on June 2nd about this topic. The California Worker’s Compensation Institute found that workers who received higher doses of opioids for a specific injury stayed out three times longer than those who took the lower dose for a similar injury. The study also found that the overall cost is nine times higher for medical care and disability...