In the last decade, the number of opioid related deaths has been skyrocketing. According to the CDC this number has quadrupled from 1999 to 2015, with nearly 100 deaths occurring daily in the US from opioid overdoses. In the early 1990s pain management was a growing concern and with the aid of the pharmaceutical industry people became convinced that NSAIDs (Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) could not manage moderate to severe pain. Doctors began prescribing, and even