claim: "90 percent of all pain medications are prescribed in the united states."
author: jeb bush
evidence_1: apr 27, 2016 ... prescription pills in a yellow bottle ... pain drugs are the second-largest  pharmaceutical class globally, after ... rampant use of opioids in the united  states, which represents only 5 percent of the ... "if you include canada and  western europe, [consumption of global opioid supply] increases to 95 percent, ...
evidence_2: mar 4, 2016 ... america's epidemic of heroin and prescription-pain-reliever addiction ... like 90  percent of all addictions, the vast majority of prescription-drug ...
evidence_3: every day, more than 130 people in the united states die after overdosing on  opioids. the misuse of and addiction to opioids—including prescription pain  relievers, heroin, ... opioid overdoses in large cities increase by 54 percent in 16  states.
evidence_4: sep 18, 2018 ... today, the u.s. food and drug administration took new steps as part of its ... role  to play in making sure these products are appropriately prescribed to patients. ...  the ir drugs account for about 90 percent of all opioid pain ...
evidence_5: jul 2, 2018 ... chronic pain patients, overlooked in opioid crisis, getting new attention from top  at fda ... from prescription opioids is 17,087, or 53 percent of the original  estimate. even though state laws say chronic pain patients who need medication  ... and said she welcomes any help the government is willing to offer.