As the opioid crisis continues in America, more doctors are steering away from prescribing opioid medications for pain, instead giving their patients muscle relaxers.
In 2021, 106,699 drug-involved overdose deaths were reported in the United States, up from 91,799 the year before and 70,630 in 2019. Opioids are involved in about eight of 10 overdose deaths, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
