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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-228-nonopioid-pharm-chronic-pain-comments.pdf
April 16, 2020 - therapy when first 
prescribing opioid therapy1. … ASRA recognizes that all drugs – opioid and 
nonopioid – carry risks. … We note that the type, dosage, and duration of any 
pain treatment, including opioid therapy, is best … Oh, that's right...they can't shed light on our issue because it doesn't fit the 
anti opioid agenda. … One area that is lacking is a 
discussion of the evidence behind the non opioid nutraceuticals such as
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/14_substance_abuse_potential_high_impact_2012-12-11.pdf
January 01, 2012 - ES-2 
Nicotine and Opioid Dependence Interventions ................................................. … Overall high-impact potential: long-acting pharmacotherapy for opioid 
dependence .................. … For this report, topics that emerged as higher impact focused on treatments for opioid and 
nicotine …  Key Facts: Opioid abuse is one of the most common forms of prescription drug abuse. … Buprenorphine is a partial opioid agonist that is known to reduce opioid cravings and is U.S.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/research-gap-primary-care-summary-table.pdf
March 01, 2022 - and opioid use disorder using standardized 
methods … associations (e.g., relative risk [RR] >2.0) with long-
term opioid use … or higher opioid dose) found mostly 
strong associations with long-term opioid use … misuse and opioid misuse 
disorder in older adults … opioid overdose, all-cause death, 
opioid-related death, and nonopioid-related death).
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/substance-abuse-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
June 01, 2015 - Overall high-impact potential: Evzio for emergency treatment of opioid overdose 
by nonclinicians .. … Evzio for Emergency Treatment of Opioid Overdose by Nonclinicians 
 Key Facts: Fatal opioid overdoses … Responding to opioid overdose. [internet]. Harm 
Reduction Coalition [accessed 2014 May 02]. … Community-based opioid overdose 
prevention programs providing naloxone - United 
States, 2010. … FDA approves new hand-held auto-injector to 
reverse opioid overdose. [internet].
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/living-systematic-reviews-full-text-articles-white-paper.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Does 
integrative medicine reduce prescribed 
opioid use for chronic pain? … The impact of cannabis access laws on 
opioid prescribing. … Medical 
cannabis use reduces opioid prescriptions in 
patients with Osteoarthritis. … Does 
integrative medicine reduce prescribed 
opioid use for chronic pain? … The impact of cannabis access laws on 
opioid prescribing.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-220-disposition-comments-analgesics-prehospital-setting.pdf
September 03, 2019 - This was not specific to opioid vs. … Opioid vs. each non- opioid 
analgesic (APAP, NSAIDs, ketamine, nitrous 
oxide) were the focus of this … v. non-opioid. … to non-
opioid and opioid to opioid comparisons to 
determine best practice. … If it as 
stated, opioid to non-opioid as the focus, the 
sections discussing the latter are distracting
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/topic-brief1-care-coordination.pdf
April 01, 2021 - utilization, opioid-related adverse events) … Among 
opioid-naïve patients admitted to the hospital, 15 to 25 percent fill an opioid prescription in … utilization, opioid-related adverse events). … opioid and/or benzodiazepine prescriptions, new long 
acting opioid prescriptions, or new dose escalations … nation’s substance use crisis has rapidly evolved beyond an opioid-centric approach.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/topic-brief1-care-coordination.pdf
April 01, 2021 - utilization, opioid-related adverse events) … Among 
opioid-naïve patients admitted to the hospital, 15 to 25 percent fill an opioid prescription in … utilization, opioid-related adverse events). … opioid and/or benzodiazepine prescriptions, new long 
acting opioid prescriptions, or new dose escalations … nation’s substance use crisis has rapidly evolved beyond an opioid-centric approach.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-193-disposition-comments-naloxone.pdf
November 27, 2017 - Disposition of Comments for Management of Suspected Opioid Overdose With Naloxone by Emergency Medical … Management of Suspected Opioid Overdose With Naloxone 
by Emergency Medical Services Personnel. … responding to opioid 
overdoses is critical. … responding to opioid 
overdoses is critical. … Dissemination of Opioid Overdose Education, 
Naloxone Training and News on Twitter.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/peripheral-nerve-blocks-disposition-comments.pdf
August 15, 2025 - These data on 
chronic opioid use disorder are NOT 
accurate. … use disorder in opioid naive patients is in the 
range of 5-10% (JAMA Cardiol 
2020;5(8):889-896)(Br … opioid use. Inevitably, this gets easily 
confused in reporting. … The authors do a great 
job reporting the isolated outcomes, i.e. pain 
scores , opioid use, but for … If there is a 
reduction of opioid dependence, it’s a 
significant benefit to the patient.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-250-cannabis-other-plant-based-treatments-evidence-summary_0.pdf
October 01, 2021 - event outcomes (psychosis, cannabis use disorder, cognitive 
deficits) and outcomes on the impact on opioid … serious harms including dependence, addiction, and physiological 
withdrawal potential.14 
The ongoing opioid … and non-opioid medications, is essential to determining the 
benefit to harm ratio. … Opioid 
Treatments for Chronic Pain. Comparative 
Effectiveness Review No. 229. … J Opioid 
Manag. 2009 Nov-Dec;5(6):341-57. PMID: 
20073408. 
11.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-232-breathlessness-cancer-comments.pdf
November 19, 2020 - Page 45: given the lack of RR change with opioid 
dosing, this is proof the opioid was not adequately … dosed (RR 
decreases as the CNS dyspnea signal is blunted by 
the opioid) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. … For 
example, standard of care would be to include a 
stimulant 
laxative when starting any dose of opioid … We have reworded the opioid statements as per other 
comments, to be clear that the conclusions about … Please reword 
to clarify this point as it pertains to opioid use for 
dyspnea. 
 
 
c.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/plant-based-treatments-revised-protocol.pdf
March 29, 2023 - In the United States, prescription of opioid medications for chronic pain more than 
tripled from 1999 … to 2015.7 This increase was accompanied by marked increases in rates of 
opioid use disorder and drug … HHS Acting Secretary Declares Public Health Emergency 
to Address National Opioid Crisis. … Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain. Comparative Effectiveness 
Review No. 229. … J Opioid Manag. 2009 Nov-
Dec;5(6):341-57. PMID: 20073408. 
17.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/retention-strategies-opioid-use-disorder/rapid-research
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cannabis-2022-update-surv-rep-1-app-F-5.xlsx
January 01, 2022 - Outcomes	Functional Outcomes	Quality of Life Outcomes	Anxiety and Depression Outcomes	Sleep Outcomes	Opioid … C (reference)
Opioid initiation (adjusted OR): 2.29 (95% CI 0.86 to 6.16)
Opioid discontinuation (adjusted … C (reference)
Opioid initiation (adjusted OR): 1.11 (95% CI 0.36 to 3.49)
Opioid discontinuation (adjusted … B
Between-cohort differences in discontinuation of strong opioid analgesics: 71.6% vs. 33.8%, p<0.001 … use at 6 months:
Mild opioid analgesics: 0.00 (SD 0.06) vs. 0.04 (SD 0.20)
Strong opioid analgesics:
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cannabis-2022-surv-rep-3-table-F5.xlsx
January 01, 2022 - Outcomes	Functional Outcomes	Quality of Life Outcomes	Anxiety and Depression Outcomes	Sleep Outcomes	Opioid … C (reference)
Opioid initiation (adjusted OR): 2.29 (95% CI 0.86 to 6.16)
Opioid discontinuation (adjusted … C (reference)
Opioid initiation (adjusted OR): 1.11 (95% CI 0.36 to 3.49)
Opioid discontinuation (adjusted … B
Between-cohort differences in discontinuation of strong opioid analgesics: 71.6% vs. 33.8%, p<0.001 … use at 6 months:
Mild opioid analgesics: 0.00 (SD 0.06) vs. 0.04 (SD 0.20)
Strong opioid analgesics:
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/app-e-surv-rept-1-acute-pain.xlsx
October 08, 2025 - B
Opioid medication use: OR 0.48 (99% CI 0.18 to 1.33) day 1; OR 1.50 (99% CI 0.31 to 7.25) day 7; OR … Results, Pain	Results, Function	Results, QOL and Satisfaction with Pain Relief	Results, Persistent Opioid … Hip arthroscopy	Opioid vs. acetaminophen	A: Oxycodone 5 mg/acetaminophen 325 mg oral 1-2 tablets every … B
Opioid use (mean [SD] tablets): 6.33 (7.1) vs. 5.69 (5.8), p=0.24
Consumed opioids postoperatively: … Rhinoplasty	Opioid vs.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-225-substance-abuse-adolescents-evidence-summary%20225%20Substance%20Use%20Adolescents.pdf
May 01, 2020 - Adolescents, 12 to 25 years of age, with substance use disorders 
Pharmacological interventions 
 In opioid … Pharmacologic treatment of opioid use disorder led to a more than 4 times greater 
likelihood of abstinence … For opioid use disorder, buprenorphine and 
buprenorphine-naloxone are more effective for the short-term … management of opioid 
withdrawal if they are tapered over longer periods of time. … In 
addition, (3) studies of longer term pharmacological treatment of opioid use disorder are 
needed
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/episodic-migraine-surveillance-report-2.pdf
June 01, 2022 - Opioid Pharmacologic Therapy 
No new studies addressed the comparative effectiveness or harms of opioid … Opioid Therapy 
a. … the accuracy of instruments for predicting 
risk of opioid misuse, opioid use disorder, or overdose? … the effectiveness of instruments for 
predicting risk of opioid misuse, opioid use disorder, or overdose … Opioid Therapy: 
KQ1 a-e.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-250-cannabis-evidence-summary-2022-update_0.pdf
January 01, 2022 - serious harms including dependence, addiction, and 
physiological withdrawal potential.20 
The ongoing opioid … event outcomes (psychosis, cannabis use disorder, cognitive 
deficits) and outcomes on the impact on opioid … and non-opioid medications, is essential to determining 
the benefit to harm ratio. … Opioid treatments for chronic pain. 
Rockville, MD; 2020. 
10. … J Opioid 
Manag. 2009 Nov-Dec;5(6):341-57. doi: 
10.5055/jom.2009.0034. PMID: 20073408. 
13.