Nearly 20 percent of Americans report suffering from ‘severe levels’ of pain

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Here in the U.S., we can’t escape pain: A large chunk of the American population suffers from some sort of severe or chronic pain, a new National Health Institute (NIH) study says. According to data from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), 11.2 percent of American adults (25.3 million people) have experienced some form of…
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