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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessment-potentially-inappropriate-prescribing-opioid-analgesics-requiring-prior-opioid
October 19, 2022 - prior opioid tolerance. … Assessment of potentially inappropriate prescribing of opioid analgesics requiring prior opioid tolerance … Patients without opioid tolerance who are prescribed medications that are intended only for opioid-tolerant … Assessment of potentially inappropriate prescribing of opioid analgesics requiring prior opioid tolerance … September 23, 2020
Opioid prescribing for opioid-naive patients in emergency departments
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-medication-discontinuation-and-risk-adverse-opioid-related-health-care-events
November 16, 2022 - of adverse opioid-related health care events. … Opioid medication discontinuation and risk of adverse opioid-related health care events. … Opioid medication discontinuation and risk of adverse opioid-related health care events. … requiring prior opioid tolerance. … requiring prior opioid tolerance.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-outcomes-after-opioid-dose-reduction-among-patients-chronic-opioid-therapy
April 27, 2022 - Study
Patient outcomes after opioid dose reduction among patients with chronic opioid … Patient outcomes after opioid dose reduction among patients with chronic opioid therapy. … Patient outcomes after opioid dose reduction among patients with chronic opioid therapy. … October 21, 2020
Classification of opioid dependence, abuse, or overdose in opioid-naive … August 5, 2020
Association of state-level opioid-reduction policies with pediatric opioid
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-opioid-crisis-role-anaesthesiologist-reducing-opioid-use-and-misuse
November 16, 2022 - The prescription opioid crisis: role of the anaesthesiologist in reducing opioid use and misuse. … Reducing opioid prescribing in pain management is a key strategy to address the opioid crisis . … The prescription opioid crisis: role of the anaesthesiologist in reducing opioid use and misuse. … exposure on opioid prescribing and patient pain in opioid-naive patients undergoing elective surgery … opioid-free surgical patients.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-safety-initiative-toolkit
January 01, 2023 - Toolkit
Opioid Safety Initiative Toolkit. … Opioid Safety Initiative Toolkit. … decision-making in opioid therapy, including opioid dose tapering and other challenges related to safe … opioid prescribing. … Opioid Safety Initiative Toolkit.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-pharmaceutical-industry-marketing-opioid-products-mortality-opioid-related
November 17, 2021 - products with mortality from opioid-related overdoses. … Association of Pharmaceutical Industry Marketing of Opioid Products With Mortality From Opioid-Related … Association of Pharmaceutical Industry Marketing of Opioid Products With Mortality From Opioid-Related … opioid poisoning. … August 5, 2020
Opioid prescribing after childbirth and risk for serious opioid-related
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/PDMPsAndOpioidHospitalizations.pdf
October 03, 2017 - PDMP and Opioid Hospitalizations
FEATURES OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG MONITORING PROGRAMS AND
THEIR RELATIONSHIP … TO HOSPITAL UTILIZATION FOR
OPIOID-RELATED DIAGNOSES
2005-2013
Recommended Citation: Blanchard … The United States is facing an epidemic of opioid abuse that largely is driven by prescription
opioid … Opioid-related
inpatient stays and emergency department visits by state, 2009–2014. … Best practices for addressing prescription opioid overdoses, misuse and addiction.
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2021-04/State_of_Opioid_Use_Among_Older_Adults.pdf
January 01, 2021 - State of Opioid Use, Misuse, and Opioid Use Disorder among Older Adults
State of Opioid Use, Misuse … Opioid Use in Medicare Part D Remains Concerning. Washington, D.C. 2018. … www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/faststats/opioid/opioiduse.jsp? … Use, Misuse, and Opioid Use Disorder among Older Adults
Yet, prescription opioid use among older adults … As a result, older adults 65 and over are experiencing harm from opioid use.
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cds.ahrq.gov/cdsconnect/keywords/analgesics-opioid
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cds.ahrq.gov/cdsconnect/artifact/recommendation-4-opioid-release-rate-when-starting-opioid-therapy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-household-opioid-availability-and-prescription-opioid-initiation-among-household
April 24, 2018 - Study
Association of household opioid availability and prescription opioid initiation … Association of Household Opioid Availability and Prescription Opioid Initiation Among Household Members … opioid use among other household members. … Association of Household Opioid Availability and Prescription Opioid Initiation Among Household Members … June 16, 2019
Improving adherence to long-term opioid therapy guidelines to reduce 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
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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
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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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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioids-and-dentistry
November 12, 2014 - The use of opioids in various care environments to address acute pain contributes to the opioid crisis … This special collection explores opioid use in dentistry as a patient safety issue . … The articles explore prescribing behaviors , disparities present in opioid prescribing , prescription … opioid use after surgery among adolescents and young adults. … and young adults with subsequent opioid use and abuse.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevention-opioid-overdose
July 18, 2018 - This review discusses how to reduce risk of opioid misuse among three groups of patients: opioid-naive … Prevention of opioid overdose. … opioid analgesic misuse, and overdose deaths. … June 2, 2021
Inappropriate opioid prescription after surgery. … with mortality from opioid-related overdoses.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/attacking-opioid-crisis-head-health-it
November 30, 2016 - Government Resource
Opioid Epidemic & Health IT
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Opioid … Overdoses of opioid medications are considered an epidemic in the United States. … Linkedin
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AHRQ PSNet Annual Webinar: Evidence on Advancing Rapid Response Systems and Opioid … March 18, 2020
Opioid Overdose.
June 28, 2018
RxAwareness.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incidence-opioid-misuse-among-surgical-patients-persistent-opioid-use
October 13, 2018 - opioid use. … The incidence of opioid misuse among the surgical patients with persistent opioid use. … The incidence of opioid misuse among the surgical patients with persistent opioid use. … opioid therapy. … use in opioid-naïve patients.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/classification-opioid-dependence-abuse-or-overdose-opioid-naive-patients-never-event
September 21, 2022 - Commentary
Classification of opioid dependence, abuse, or overdose in opioid-naive … Classification of opioid dependence, abuse, or overdose in opioid-naive patients as a "Never Event". … The authors suggest that opioid dependence, abuse, or overdose in an opioid-naïve patient undergoing … Classification of opioid dependence, abuse, or overdose in opioid-naive patients as a "Never Event". … opioid use.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/opioids-older-adults/report
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/about/initiatives/opioid
June 01, 2022 - BHI Ecosystem
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Other HHS Initiatives … The number of opioid overdoses has increased at a shocking pace. … Increases in drug and opioid-involved overdose deaths: United States, 2010-2015. … Grantees
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