Financial incentives have compounded the problem, leading to some alarming trends. Procedures, operations, and prescription opioid use aimed at curbing chronic pain have increased dramatically over the last decade, driving up health-care costs, while failing to stem the increase in the prevalence of pain or the number of disability claims.
金融激励也加剧了这一问题，导致了一些值得警惕的趋势。旨在缓解慢性疼痛的程序、手术和处方类阿片药物在过去十年急剧增长，推高了医疗成本，但并没有阻止疼痛发作率的上升和残疾数字的增加。