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4:46Now PlayingSome Americans feel pain at its most extreme — or not at all. | USA TODAY
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4:46Now PlayingFrom intense, chronic pain to no pain at all, some Americans experience that sharp sense of danger in a very different way.
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At least 1 in 5 Americans suffers from chronic pain and nearly 1 in 10 are disabled by it. Medications are either not enough, cause dangerous side effects or even making the pain worse.
To better understand pain in America, USA TODAY spoke with more than 50 experts – in pain control, psychology, complementary medicine, addiction and neuroscience – and people who live with pain every day. That reporting resulted in America in Pain, a five part series exploring the problem, its link to the opioid epidemic and some possible solutions.
We learned adequately addressing pain isn't easy. But there's plenty of room for hope.
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