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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hip-fracture-pain.ppt
May 01, 2011 - Systemic opioid analgesics present complications that include alterations in mental status, nausea and … All interventions were examined in the context of usual care for pain (e.g., NSAIDs and opioids). … 11-EHC022-EF
http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/hippain.cfm
Systemic Analgesia
Both narcotic (opioids … For all other comparisons of doses, modes of administration, and the addition of opioids to the injection … For all other comparisons of doses, modes of administration, and the addition of opioids to the injection
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/hip-fracture-pain.ppt
May 01, 2011 - Systemic opioid analgesics present complications that include alterations in mental status, nausea and … All interventions were examined in the context of usual care for pain (e.g., NSAIDs and opioids). … 11-EHC022-EF
http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/hippain.cfm
Systemic Analgesia
Both narcotic (opioids … For all other comparisons of doses, modes of administration, and the addition of opioids to the injection … For all other comparisons of doses, modes of administration, and the addition of opioids to the injection
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/nonopioid-pharm-chronic-pain-protocol.pdf
February 01, 2019 - The most common forms of pharmacologic treatment for pain include opioids, nonsteroidal anti-
inflammatory … Nationally, a concern regarding appropriate use, misuse, and diversion of opioids for treatment 
of chronic … The 2016 CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic 
Pain recommends that nonopioid therapy is … Concerns regarding the use of opioids for management of chronic pain 
are outlined in both the IOM report … CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain--United 
States, 2016.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-250-cannabis-table-e5-2022-update_0.xlsx
January 01, 2022 - discontinuation
49.3% (2650/5373) vs. 72.3% (3887/5373) p<0.001
Estimates of the odds ratio to cease opioids … B
Between-cohort differences in discontinuation of strong opioid analgesics: 71.6% vs. 33.8%, p<0.001 … Between-cohort differences in stopping of mild opioids: 82.4% vs.
27.3%, p<0.001
Between-cohort differences … in stopping of strong opioids: 75.9% vs. 46.4%, p<0.001
Discontinuation of all rescue analgesics: 75.6%
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/migraine-emergency_disposition-comments.pdf
November 27, 2012 - Opioids do not ‘cause ‘ relapse; rather they 
are associated with a higher risk of relapse. … For example, the routes of administration of 
opioids DHE not always clear in the text. … We summarize the results for opioids in the 
discussion section. … that opioids were compared with various other 
agents including other opioids. … The specific 
opioids are listed in the table.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-227-noninvasive-nonpharm-chronic-pain-comments.pdf
April 16, 2020 - Patients are 
usually presented with a single copay for a month’s supply of 
opioids versus a copay for … No RCTs that compared such 
interventions to opioids were identified. … There are two concurrent reviews, one on opioids 
and the other on non-opioid pharmacologic 
treatments … Given that studies did not directly 
compare the nonpharmacologic interventios to 
opioids, extensive … Our concurrent reviews on opioids and nonopioid 
pharmacologic treatments address the effectiveness
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-193-naloxone-executive-summary.pdf
November 01, 2017 - and Burden of Opioid 
Overdose 
Addiction and overdoses associated with 
prescription and illicit opioids … Health and Human Services as a national 
crisis.1 Since 2000, the rate of overdose 
deaths involving opioids … deaths are now 
the leading cause of injury-related death 
in the United States.4 Overdoses due to 
opioids … In 2015, the number of drug overdose 
deaths involving prescription or illicit 
opioids exceeded 33,000 … Drug-poisoning deaths 
involving opioid analgesics: United States, 1999-2011. NCHS 
Data Brief 166.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/main-apps-surv-report-2-acute-pain.pdf
May 01, 2022 - Preoperative education included information on the opioid epidemic, risks of opioids, safe use of 
opioids … pain, but opioids 
were less effective than acetaminophen for kidney stone pain. … Transdermal patches, 
topical opioids 
f. … Can we eliminate opioids after anterior 
cruciate ligament reconstruction? … Opioid analgesics and persistent pain after 
an acute pain emergency department visit: 
evidence from
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/main-apps-surv-report-3-acute-pain.pdf
June 01, 2022 - pain, but opioids were less effective than acetaminophen for kidney stone 
pain. … Transdermal patches, 
topical opioids 
f. … An anti-
inflammatory bundle may help avoid 
opioids for low-risk outpatient procedures. … Can we eliminate opioids after anterior 
cruciate ligament reconstruction? … Opioid analgesics and persistent pain after 
an acute pain emergency department visit: 
evidence from
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0651-131114.pdf
June 20, 2013 - routine
 
imaging, self-care, education, pharmacological therapies (e.g., NSAIDs, acetaminophen, 
opioids … (Including NSAIDs, acetaminophen, opioids, antiseizure medications, 
antidepressants, corticosteroids
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/opioid-use-disorder_disposition-comments.pdf
December 06, 2016 - to take on the vexing question of what 
to do with patients on chronically high and unsafe 
doses of opioid … analgesics, who nonetheless do NOT 
meet strict criteria for an opioid use disorder, for 
example because … , reduce the craving for 
opioids. … /atod/opioids) also refers to 
abuse and misuse of opioids, so we kept the 
term abuse here; however, … Kids being treated with opioid analgesics, 
and their risks for misuse and addiction, especially 
given
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/substance-abuse-horizon-scan-high-impact-1406.pdf
January 01, 2020 - that emerged as having high-impact potential address opioid overdose (both 
prescription and illicit opioids … to relatively inexpensive illicit opioid drugs, such as heroin, and 
increased use of prescription opioids … for reversing 
opioid overdose, fatal opioid overdoses—especially heroin and illicit prescription opioids … for pain management and illegal use of 
prescription opioids have contributed to nationwide increases … patients may be slow to adopt this 
intervention because it would indirectly broadcast their use of opioids
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/mhs-IV-epc-grand-rounds-slides.pptx
January 01, 2023 - Practice Center
Opioid Stewardship
Can be defined as “rational prescribing, use and deprescribing of opioids … Less likely to be treated with opioids in NRCT
Clinical Outcomes: 
NRCT with no change in pain, 1 RCT … RCT with intervention group more likely to be satisfied with pain management	Two RCTs with reduced opioids … Improving Opioid Management in Primary Care
AHRQ’s Clinical Decision Support (CDC) Connect Artifacts on Opioids … ’ Opioid Taskforce Playbook
Society for Hospital Medicine’s Reducing Adverse Drug Events Related to Opioids
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/back-pain-treatment_disposition-comments.pdf
February 29, 2016 - Opioids: insufficient mention of harms 
related to long-term risks. … The Furlan systematic review was 
not included since it evaluated 
opioids for any chronic pain. … The long-
term harms of opioids are extremely 
serious. … 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
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/opioid-use-disorder_research-protocol.pdf
February 24, 2016 - Department of Health & 
Human Services as a national crisis.1 OUD involves misuse or abuse of prescription 
opioids … .15 The purpose of the medication component is to block the euphoric and 
sedating effects of other opioids … , reduce the craving for other opioids, and/or mitigate the 
symptoms of opioid withdrawal. … Trends in use 
of opioids for non-cancer pain conditions 2000-2005 in commercial and Medicaid insurance … America’s Addiction to Opioids: Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/peripheral-nerve-blocks-disposition-comments.pdf
August 15, 2025 - We have added a few sentences 
identifying the aim of minimizing opioids. … Both 
studies reported total opioids at 24 hours. … The reduction of opioids measures 
the differences in pain response; they reduce 
the chance of addiction … How will the 
PNB therapy be utilized in comparison to use 
of opioids. … a comparative effectiveness review of other 
modalities or aim to define the appropriate amount of opioids
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/app-e-surv-report-2-acute-pain.xlsx
October 08, 2025 - B
Opioid use (mean [SD] tablets): 6.33 (7.1) vs. 5.69 (5.8), p=0.24
Consumed opioids postoperatively: … (1.90) vs. 1.84 (1.29) day 1, p=0.01; 3.14 (2.12) vs. 3.29 (2.14) day 7, p=0.17	NR	NR	
Escalated to opioids … B
Days taking opioids (mean [range]): 3 (1-5) vs. 5 (2-8), p<0.001
Total morphine equivalents (mean [ … thyroid and parathyroid surgery	Postoperative opt-in narcotics treatment vs. usual care	A: Preoperative opioids … education (postoperative opt-in narcotics treatment, with opioids given only at patient request)
B:
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/app-e-surv-report-3-acute-pain.xlsx
October 08, 2025 - B
Opioid use (mean [SD] tablets): 6.33 (7.1) vs. 5.69 (5.8), p=0.24
Consumed opioids postoperatively: … (1.90) vs. 1.84 (1.29) day 1, p=0.01; 3.14 (2.12) vs. 3.29 (2.14) day 7, p=0.17	NR	NR	
Escalated to opioids … B
Days taking opioids (mean [range]): 3 (1-5) vs. 5 (2-8), p<0.001
Total morphine equivalents (mean [ … thyroid and parathyroid surgery	Postoperative opt-in narcotics treatment vs. usual care	A: Preoperative opioids … education (postoperative opt-in narcotics treatment, with opioids given only at patient request)
B:
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/substance-abuse-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
December 01, 2014 - Inexpensive and readily available illicit opioid 
drugs, such as heroin, and increased use of prescription opioids … Opioid Overdose by Nonclinicians 
 Key Facts: Fatal opioid overdoses of both prescription and illicit opioids … that patients may be slower to adopt 
this intervention than families or friends of patients taking opioids … , as it could inadvertently expose 
an individual’s use of opioids.18 Overall, experts commented that
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/nonpharma-treatment-pain_research-protocol-amended.pdf
September 20, 2017 - nonsteroidal anti-
inflammatory drugs, acetaminophen, antiseizure medications, 
antidepressants) 
• Opioid … analgesics 
o Key Questions 1-4, 6, subquestion “c”: Exercise 
o Key Question 5, 6, subquestion “c”: … pharmacological 
therapy (NSAIDS, 
acetaminophen, anti-seizure 
medications, 
antidepressants) 
• Opioid … analgesics 
KQs 1-4, 6 subquestion c 
• Exercise† 
KQ 5, 6 subquestion c 
• Biofeedback‡ 
All KQs: … Efficacy of opioids for chronic pain: a review of the evidence.