Of the 1.5 billion treatment days for acute pain annually, some two-thirds or 1 billion are driven by hospital prescribing, following inpatient or outpatient procedures such as surgeries or emergency room visits.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4576163-vertex-pharmaceuticals-incorporated-vrtx-q4-2022-earnings-call-transcript?source=feed_all_articles

The experiential gains of abstract economic stability do not outweigh the acute pain caused by soaring costs for pleasures that were far more affordable just a few short years ago.

Source: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2023/09/charles-hugh-smith/the-psychology-of-inflation-what-makes-you-say-no-way-am-i-paying-that/