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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/epc-year-in-review-2020.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain. … Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Opioids, Opioid Misuse, and Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults … Retention Strategies for Medications for Addiction Treatment in Adults With Opioid Use Disorder. … Retention Strategies for Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review. … New Grants Awarded in 2020 
Addressing Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults through Primary Care Innovation
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-250-cannabis-2024-surv-rep-update-executive-sum.pdf
January 01, 2024 - event outcomes (psychosis, cannabis use disorder, cognitive 
deficits) and outcomes on the impact on opioid … Duration, 
Weeks (Range) 
12 to 208 52 26 24 24 
Abbreviations: CBD = cannabidiol; LAO = long-acting opioid … reporting of important outcomes 
such as dosage, pain response, overall function or disability, effect on opioid … J Opioid 
Manag. 2009 Nov-Dec;5(6):341-57. doi: 
10.5055/jom.2009.0034. PMID: 20073408. 
2.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/suda-final-protocol.pdf
October 02, 2018 - , among twelfth graders10; with 1 percent of 
youth between the ages of 12 and 17 reporting current opioid … misused prescription and/or over-the-counter medication before the age of 18.12 National 
concerns about opioid … misuse, encompassing nonmedical use of prescription opioid-based 
medications (e.g., morphine, fentanyl … Nonmedical Prescription Opioid Use in Childhood 
and Early Adolescence Predicts Transitions to Heroin … Medication-Assisted Treatment of Adolescents 
With Opioid Use Disorders.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/emt-naloxon/research-protocol
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/outcomes-dental-services-rapid-research.pdf
May 01, 2025 - examples of FDA-approved medications for SUD include methadone, buprenorphine, and 
naltrexone for opioid … For instance, oral 
prescription methadone, a common treatment for opioid use disorder, contains high … no mention of 
dental care 
Health Resources and 
Services Administration 
Caring for Women with Opioid … American Society of 
Addiction Medicine 
ASAM National Practice Guideline 
for the Treatment of Opioid … dental care 
Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services 
Administration 
Federal Guidelines for Opioid
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/practical-considerations.pdf
March 01, 2022 - received particular 
scrutiny due to their addiction and overdose potential,8 especially given the ongoing opioid … Since there was 
no other evidence on the outcome of interest (effect on opioid use) for the type of … Opioid 
treatments for chronic pain. Rockville, MD; 
2020. 
8. U.S. … Reducing the risks of 
relief--the CDC opioid-prescribing 
guideline.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-250-cannabis-2025-surv-rep-update-executive-sum.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Duration, 
Weeks (Range) 
12 to 208 52 26 24 24 
Abbreviations: CBD = cannabidiol; LAO = long acting opioid … reporting of important outcomes 
such as dosage, pain response, overall function or disability, effect on opioid … J Opioid 
Manag. 2009 Nov-Dec;5(6):341-57. doi: 
10.5055/jom.2009.0034. PMID: 20073408. 
8.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/migraine-emergency_executive.pdf
November 01, 2012 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review 
Number 84
Acute Migraine Treatment  
in Emergency Settings 
Executive Summary
Introduction 
Migraine is a chronic neurovascular 
disorder characterized by dysfunction  
of the central and peripheral nervous 
systems and intracranial vasculature.1 
Acute exacerbations of episodic … 
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/back-pain-treatment_disposition-comments.pdf
February 29, 2016 - Given the harms 
that are being identified with the use of 
opioid agents, this seems like a glaring … We 
cited a recent AHRQ-funded 
review on long-term opioid therapy 
that we conducted for an NIH 
Pathways … Opioid analgesics 
such as oxycodone hydrocodone and 
methadone were involved in about 3 of 
every 4 … pharmaceutical overdose deaths 
16651 confirming the predominant role 
opioid analgesics play in drug … overdose 
deaths. 6I understand that the CDCs 
posting of opioid deaths in 2010 an 
observational study
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/noninvasive-nonpharm-pain-summary.pdf
April 01, 2020 - use of nonopioid treatment over opioid 
therapy. … In our concurrent 
review on opioid medications for chronic pain 
management, opioids were associated … Recent guidelines from the CDC7 in the 
United States and the Canadian Guidelines 
for Opioid Use in … The effectiveness 
and risks of long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain: 
a systematic review for a … The President’s Commission on Combating Drug 
Addiction and the Opioid Crisis.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetic-neuropathy-disposition-170707.pdf
March 24, 2017 - manufacturer itself: 
Coffey et al, Mortality associated with implantation 
and management of intrathecal opioid … TEP #2 Results –
KQ2 
I don’t think a summary statement of opioid efficacy 
should be made based on … results from a single opioid, 
i.e., oxycodone.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/diabetic-neuropathy-disposition-170707.pdf
March 24, 2017 - manufacturer itself: 
Coffey et al, Mortality associated with implantation 
and management of intrathecal opioid … TEP #2 Results –
KQ2 
I don’t think a summary statement of opioid efficacy 
should be made based on … results from a single opioid, 
i.e., oxycodone.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/collections/improving-pain-management
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/hip-fracture-pain_surveillance.pdf
July 08, 2015 - Opioid analgesics and the 
risk of fractures in older adults with arthritis. … Opioid dose (P > .59) 
on Postoperative Days 1 and 2 was not predictive of incident delirium. … Opioid analgesia was 
provided in response to pain at rest to achieve scores of 3 or less. … Opioid dose (P > .59) on Postoperative Days 1 and 2 
was not predictive of incident delirium. … Opioid dose (P > .59) 
on Postoperative Days 1 and 
2 was not predictive of 
incident delirium.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/epc-health-care-practice-delivery.pdf
November 01, 2022 - health-related topics, including—
 ◆ Clinical areas (e.g., treatments for depression, management of opioid
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0651-131114.pdf
June 20, 2013 - Topic 0552 Low Back Pain NSD FINAL SJ
     
     
 
 
      
  
Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain 
Nomination Summary Document 
 
 
      
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
     
  
 
 
 
  
  
 
 
 
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps 
 The topic, Dia… 
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-254-rural-telehealth-executive-summary.pdf
December 01, 2022 - populations experience higher mortality2-5 and morbidity from a wide range of 
conditions including substance/opioid … Understanding the rural-urban differences in 
nonmedical prescription opioid use and 
abuse in the United … Examining 
rural/urban differences in prescription opioid 
misuse among US adolescents.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/Appendix-E-Evidence-Tables-E1-E4_0.xlsx
October 08, 2025 - Race, Other %	Pain Duration Measure
(Mean, Median)	Pain Duration, months	Psychiatric Comorbidity %	Opioid … Previous treatment with weak opioid: 42 vs. 38
Previous treatment with strong opioid: 19 vs. 11 	96	71 … : 4% (7/167) vs. 4% (7/172)
Other opioid: 20% (33/167) vs. 18% (31/172)	339	339	THC 2.7 mg/CBD 2.5 mg … : 9 vs. 13 
Opioid: 2 vs. 3
Strong opioid: 3 vs. 0	66	66	THC 2.7 mg/CBD 2.5 mg per 100 mcl  oromucosal … Use (Mean Daily Dose [MDD])	Opioid Equivalents	Assessment Time (Weeks)	Variance Type for Opioid Use
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/substance-abuse-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
December 01, 2015 - Evzio for emergency treatment of opioid overdose by nonclinicians Prior high impact topic; archived due … Healthcare Horizon Scanning System include two intranasal naloxone spray products for treating 
opioid … high-impact topic from the June 2015 report has been archived: 
 Evzio for emergency treatment of opioid … overdose by nonclinicians: Opioid overdoses 
are a potentially fatal consequence of prescription or … illicit opioid abuse.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0477_11-01-2011.pdf
January 01, 2011 - inhibitors (SSRIs) such as fluoxetine); 
muscle relaxants (e.g., cyclobenzaprine); simple analgesics; opioid