With so many celebs in the news for painkiller addiction, the stories highlight a nationwide problem.

Roughly 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain lasting more than six months, according to a report from the Institute of Medicine.

Throughout the past decade, the use of painkillers such as Vicodin, Percocet and OxyContin has soared by 300 percent!

For many - 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.

"Try walking more, eating and sleeping better, eliminating stress and bad habits from your life, and watch pain decrease and health increase," the doctor instructed.

"It's that simple. Moreover, surround yourself with a healing community of like-minded "healing buddies" who support your healthy choices."

Look out for the next set of natural ways to manage your pain Monday.