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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/index.html
Opioids and Substance Use Disorders
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/opioids-impact-seniors.pdf
September 01, 2018 - Opioids’ Impact on Seniors
268
199
Hospitalizations Per 100,000
Population34%
increase in the … 1
opioid prescription
Filled 4 or more
opioid prescriptions
10 million (19%)
4 million (7%)
Opioids … Aged 65 Years and
Older, 2010 and 2015, September 2018
Source: MEPS, Any Use and Frequent Use of Opioids
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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/data/online-resources/opioids-elderly-nonelderly.html
February 01, 2024 - from AHRQ's Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, provides estimates on "frequent use" and "any use" of opioids … Sources
MEPS Statistical Brief #515: Any Use and Frequent Use of Opioids among Elderly Adults in … –2016, by Socioeconomic Characteristics
MEPS Statistical Brief #516: Any Use and Frequent Use of Opioids … 2016, by Socioeconomic Characteristics
MEPS Statistical Brief #551: Any Use and "Frequent Use" of Opioids … 2021, by Socioeconomic Characteristics
MEPS Statistical Brief #552: Any Use and "Frequent Use" of Opioids
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioids-and-dentistry
November 12, 2014 - Special or Theme Issue
Opioids and Dentistry. … Citation Text:
Opioids and Dentistry. … The use of opioids in various care environments to address acute pain contributes to the opioid crisis … Linkedin
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Opioids … October 5, 2016
How to maximize patient safety when prescribing opioids.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-opioid-analgesics-commonly-unused-after-surgery-systematic-review
March 30, 2022 - Review
Prescription opioid analgesics commonly unused after surgery: a systematic … Prescription Opioid Analgesics Commonly Unused After Surgery. … Diversion of unused prescription opioids is a growing patient safety concern. … Prescription Opioid Analgesics Commonly Unused After Surgery. … July 29, 2020
Assessment of potentially inappropriate prescribing of opioid analgesics
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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/about.html
August 01, 2021 - About AHRQ's Work on Opioids and Substance Use Disorders
Deaths from drug overdoses have risen … The rise in drug overdose deaths was initially driven by misuse of prescription opioids but is now also … fueled by rising use of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, stimulants, and polydrug use. … For more information on AHRQ's work on opioids and other substance use disorders, contact Elisabeth … Related Publications
Opioids: AHRQ Works--Building Bridges From Research to Practice
(PDF, 430 KB)
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/infographics/OpioidsImpactonSeniors.jsp
February 01, 2019 - Opioids' Impact on Seniors … Reports Archive
DATA VISUALIZATIONS
DATA QUERY TOOLS
Opioids … ' Impact on Seniors
Opioids' Impact on Seniors
(Picture of HHS logo), (Picture of AHRQ … Filled 4 or more opioid prescriptions: 4 million (7%)
Source: MEPS, Any Use and Frequent Use of Opioids … Internet Citation: Opioids' Impact on Seniors.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessment-potentially-inappropriate-prescribing-opioid-analgesics-requiring-prior-opioid
October 19, 2022 - Study
Assessment of potentially inappropriate prescribing of opioid analgesics requiring … Assessment of potentially inappropriate prescribing of opioid analgesics requiring prior opioid tolerance … Assessment of potentially inappropriate prescribing of opioid analgesics requiring prior opioid tolerance … March 1, 2023
Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery. … October 21, 2020
Associations between stopping prescriptions for opioids, length of opioid
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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.
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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/evidence.html
November 01, 2023 - Interventions for Substance Abuse Treatment in Adolescents (2020)
Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Opioids … Models of Care for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care Setting (2016)
Patient Safety Primer on Opioids … The Patient Safety Network (PSNet) has published a Patient Safety Primer on Opioids . … The Opioids Guide covers the origins of the opioid epidemic and interventions to improve opioid safety
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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/data/analyses.html
November 01, 2022 - Recent Data Analyses
Recreational Marijuana Laws and the Use of Opioids: Evidence from NSDUH
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/efficacy-tolerability-and-dose-dependent-effects-opioid-analgesics-low-back-pain-systematic
March 02, 2011 - Review
Efficacy, tolerability, and dose-dependent effects of opioid analgesics for … Efficacy, Tolerability, and Dose-Dependent Effects of Opioid Analgesics for Low Back Pain: A Systematic … Efficacy, Tolerability, and Dose-Dependent Effects of Opioid Analgesics for Low Back Pain: A Systematic … June 19, 2019
Clinicians' perceptions of medication errors with opioids in cancer and … December 21, 2016
Are physicians safely prescribing opioids for chronic noncancer pain
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/opioids/compendium/opioids-case-study-prescribe-opioids.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Supporting Clinical Staff Who Prescribe Opioids to Older Adults: Providing Targeted Educational Sessions … Leverage Change: Opioid Use Disorder Assessment and Treatment
Supporting Clinical Staff Who Prescribe
Opioids … post-implementation survey explored how many prescribers and nurses
conducted huddles, their knowledge about opioids … and OUD, and comfort screening and talking with patients about
opioids. … developed a set of trainings to support nurse education on opioid
misuse and OUD, risks of taking opioids
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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/whats-new/newsroom.html
December 01, 2022 - Opioids and Substance Use Disorders Newsroom
AHRQ's blog posts, infographics, and announcements … AHRQ provides an overview of its ongoing work on opioids with regular posts on the AHRQ Views blog. … Involving Women Who Were Pregnant or Giving Birth
(PDF, 91.5 KB)
More Babies Born Dependent on Opioids … Syndrome Rates
Per 1,000 Births by Race/Ethnicity, 2015 (Q1-Q3)
(PDF, 151 KB)
Non-Elderly Use of Opioids … , 2015-2016
PDF (6.8 MB)
Opioids' Impact on Seniors
PDF (1.1 MB)
Women Have Higher Rates
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/opioids/compendium/opioids-compendium-self-assessment.pdf
December 01, 2023 - high-leverage change (HLC) areas related to providing care for your older adult patients who use opioids … Use of a data system to
proactively track &
monitor older adult
patients prescribed
long-term opioids … Review of the chart of
an older adult on long-
term opioids prior to a
scheduled visit
(scrubbing … discussions during
primary care team
huddles about specific
older adult patients on
long-term opioids … Evidence-based
guidelines about
initiating opioids in
older adults…
…are not available.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/chronic-pain-opioid-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
December 19, 2013 - Revised Protocol - Opioids 12 13 13[1] … related to pain, function, quality of life,
and doses of opioids used? … , addiction, abuse, or misuse; and doses
of opioids used? … Curtailing
diversion and abuse of opioid analgesics without
jeopardizing pain treatment. … Extended-Release and Long-Acting (ER/LA)
Opioid Analgesics Risk Evaluation and
Mitigation Strategy
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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/funding-opportunities.html
February 01, 2023 - care and ambulatory settings to provide evidence-based, patient-centered care for people who misuse opioids … This Opioids SEN supersedes the NOT-HS-18-015 .
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/opioids/compendium/opioids-case-study-work-around.pdf
June 02, 2025 - ▶ The QI team conducted an educational session on opioids and older adults for clinical staf, with … patients
following the initiation of the QI project and education for clinical staf about the risks of opioids … team staf viewed this project as one with low priority because the population of older
patient on opioids
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/opioids/compendium/opioids-case-study-risk-screening.pdf
June 02, 2025 - practice’s older
adults to identify patients at risk of experiencing negative side
effects, misusing opioids
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/opioids/compendium/opioids-case-study-ehr-oud.pdf
June 02, 2025 - ▶ The use of the dot phrase for seniors on opioids steadily increased over the 14-month test period