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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/opioid-chronic-pain.pdf
June 02, 2025 - U.S. adults 
with chronic 
pain
Percentage  
of all opioid 
prescription fills
U.S. adults who use … chronic pain, 2013-2015
Used opioids 
to treat 
conditions
Source: MEPS Research Findings #43: Annual Opioid
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/adult-opioid-fills-by-race.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Infographic - Adult Opioid Fills by Race
This Is a Sample Two Line
Infographic Arial BK - 24 PT
Source … Adult Opioid Fills by Race 
Source: AHRQ, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Statistical Brief #552: Any … Non-Hispanic Black   7.3%
Hispanic   3.5%
Percentage of adults aged 18-64 
who filled at least one  
opioid
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/opioids-impact-seniors.pdf
September 01, 2018 - Impact on Seniors
268
199
Hospitalizations Per 100,000 
Population34% 
increase in the 
rate of opioid … - 
related  
hospitalizations 
2010
2015
Filled at least 1 
opioid prescription
Filled 4 or more … important insights into opioid use among seniors, including the  
average annual number of seniors who … filled opioid prescriptions in 2015 and 2016 and the  
increase in opioid-related hospitalizations among … Opioid-Related Hospitalizations Among Seniors, 2010-2015
Source: HCUP, Opioid-Related Inpatient Stays
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/opioid-outpatient-expenses.html
June 01, 2020 - Outpatient Expenses for Adults with Opioid Prescriptions, 2017 
 
 
 
 
 Outpatient Expenses for Adults … with Opioid Prescriptions, 2017  (PDF, 67.6 KB) 
 Source:   MEPS Statistical Brief #529.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/opioid-use-endocarditis.html
May 01, 2020 - Increase in Hospital Inpatient Stays for Opioid Use Disorders and Endocarditis, 2016 
 
 
 
 
 Increase … in Hospital Inpatient Stays for Opioid Use Disorders and Endocarditis, 2016  (PDF, 1.2 MB) 
 Source: … HCUP Statistical Brief #256,  Hospital Inpatient Stays Related to Opioid Use Disorder and Endocarditis
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/behavioral-health.html
March 01, 2022 - It includes resources for the treatment of substance use disorders such as opioid use disorder (OUD) … HCUP Fast Stats: Opioid-Related Hospital Use  shows opioid-related inpatient and treat-and-release emergency … and Non-opioid Analgesic Prescribing Before and After the CDC's 2016 Opioid Guideline  (March 2022) … Users of Retail Medications for Opioid Use Disorders Faced High Out-of-Pocket Prescription Spending … Pain  (June 2021) 
 The Complex Relationships among Race/Ethnicity, Social Determinants, and Opioid
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/smith-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Opioid Stewardship in Urology
Opioid Stewardship in Urology
American Urological … Opioids, opioid stewardship, opioid prescribing, urological surgery, pain management, 
patient education … Patterns of initial opioid prescribing to opioid-naive patients.
Ann Surg 2018.
4. … Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network. Opioid facts brochure. … Opioid Prescribing Guidelines
	Opioid Reclamation Efforts
	MUSIC and Opioid Stewardship
	Session 2:
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/wei-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - misuse, 
opioid use disorder (OUD), and opioid overdose among older adults. … in opioid prescribing. … of the progression of opioid use to adverse 
opioid outcomes.13-15 Understanding prescription opioid … and high-risk opioid use 
--- including opioid duplications, chronic opioid use of ≥90 consecutive days … 305.52 (Opioid abuse – episodic)
304.00 (Opioid type dependence – unspecified)
304.01 (Opioid type dependence
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/stulberg-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Preventing Opioid Misuse Through Safe Opioid Use Agreements Between Patients and … opioid disposal behavior, safe opioid use and 
storage behavior. … Key Words: Opioid, Opioid use agreement, safe disposal, opioid use, opioid storage, surgery clinic, … This study tested the use of agreements to improve safe opioid use to prevent misuse and opioid-
related … Secondary outcomes included if opioid prescription was 
filled, number of opioid pills used, if opioid
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/opioid-related_hospitalizations_2016.pdf
January 01, 2016 - Opioid-related hospitalizations of pregnant women, 2016
Percentage of opioid-related hospitalizations … 8 %
HISPANICS 9 %
Source: AHRQ, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #247: 
Opioid-Related
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/about/impact-stories/increasing-access.html
April 01, 2025 - opioid use, reduce risk of death from opioid overdose, and increase retention in treatment programs … The Opioid Epidemic in the United States. … The Opioid Epidemic in the United States. … Retrieved from  https://www.shadac.org/opioid-epidemic-united-states . … Integrating Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Into Primary Care Settings.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/opioid-rx-elderly.html
April 01, 2022 - Opioid Prescriptions Among Elderly Adults By Income Level 
 
 
 
 
 Opioid Prescriptions Among Elderly
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/total-opioid-prescriptions.html
June 01, 2020 - Total Outpatient Prescriptions Expenses for Adults with Opioid Prescriptions, 2017 
 
 
 
 
 Total Outpatient … Prescriptions Expenses for Adults with Opioid Prescriptions, 2017  (PDF, 76.5) 
 Source:   MEPS Statistical
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/opioid-prescription-expenses.html
June 01, 2020 - Opioid Outpatient Prescriptions Expenses Among Adults, 2017 
 
 
 
 
 Opioid Outpatient Prescriptions
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/opioid-prescription-expenses.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Infographic - Opioid Outpatient Prescriptions Expenses Among Adults, 2017
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/opioids-dispensed.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Infographic - Opioid Outpatient Prescriptions Dispensed to Adults, 2017
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/babies-opioids.pdf
January 01, 2015 - More Babies Born Dependent on Opioids
More Babies Born Dependent on Opioids 
AHRQ and HHS are working to address 
the opioids crisis by making data available 
to better understand the problem.
Neonatal 
Abstinence 
Syndrome 
Rates Per 
1,000 
Births
0
2
4
6
8
10
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
20
08
20
09
20
10… 
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research/health-it/opioids.html
September 01, 2022 - Increasing Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment of Opioid Abuse in Rural Primary Care Practices … An important aspect of the opioid epidemic is the lack of treatment options for millions of Americans … Medication-Assisted Treatment, or MAT, is evidence-based therapy for assisting people with opioid addiction … Rural Oklahoma includes some of the communities most affected by the opioid epidemic. Led by Dr. … Susan Heil, this project will build on efforts already underway in Oklahoma to address opioid abuse,
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/parchman-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Safe Opioid Prescribing
Principal Investigator:  Michael L. … Opioid prescribing data were 
extracted from electronic health records. … Team-based clinic redesign of opioid medication manager in primary 
care: Effect on opioid prescribing … The impact of opioid risk reduction initiatives on high-dose
opioid prescribing for patients on chronic … opioid therapy.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/older-adults-opioid-fills.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Infographic - Opioid Fills Among Older Adults by Income
This Is a Sample Two Line
Infographic Arial … by Socioeconomic Characteristics.
https://meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st551/stat551.shtml
Opioid … %
% 6.1 
Poor
2.6 
High 
Income
%
%
Percentage
of Adults 65+ 
Who Received 
At Least  
Four Opioid