Suffering through pain and finding it hard to manage without painkillers? You're not alone.

Throughout the past decade, the use of painkillers such as Vicodin, Percocet and OxyContin has skyrocketed by 300 percent.  The rise in the use of these prescription drugs has also caused the death toll to increase as well.

For 17,000 people per year, or 46 each day - the treatment is worse than the pain; those are the number of users who die from the medicine, according to the Centers for Disease Control. 

Dr. Frank King is a chiropractor, doctor of naturopathy, and founder and president of King Bio, an FDA-registered pharmaceutical manufacturing company.

The expert has recommendations for ways to combat pain killer addiction and try the natural route when it comes to treating and managing pain. Check out his other tips here and read up on the second half below:

Explore natural healing techniques, and if necessary, see a natural healing practitioner. King says you are your best doctor, on call 24/7. "I developed many self-healing techniques that address the needs of every aspect of mind-body health. These techniques are free and easy to implement at home, on the job, and wherever you might be," the expert told us.

"You might also explore meditation, yoga and other approaches for filling the holes in your wholeness."

Look into homeopathy. Homeopathy predates modern medicine. "Homeopathic medicines are safe and effective, with no known side effects or negative drug interactions," the doctor said.

"They target the root causes, not the superficial pain. I have personally seen homeopathy dramatically raise the quality of life and happiness for countless of my patients," King explained.

"With the appalling death toll due to pharmaceutical pain medication, natural solutions like homeopathy are our safest, brightest hope for the future of pain management," King said.