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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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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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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/data/analyses.html
November 01, 2022 - Recent Data Analyses 
 
 
 
 Recreational Marijuana Laws and the Use of Opioids: Evidence from NSDUH
                                     
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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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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-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
                                     
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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/opioids/data/stat-briefs.html
February 01, 2024 - Statistical Briefs 
 
 
 
 MEPS Statistical Brief #552: Any Use and "Frequent Use" of Opioids Among Non-Elderly … MEPS Statistical Brief #551: Any Use and "Frequent Use" of Opioids Among Elderly Adults in 2020-2021, … MEPS Statistical Brief #542: Any Use and "Frequent Use" of Opioids Among Non-Elderly Adults in 2018-2019 … MEPS Statistical Brief #541: Any Use and "Frequent Use" of Opioids Among Elderly Adults in 2018-2019, … Utilization, and Sources of Payment for Outpatient Prescription Opioids in the U.S.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/opioids/compendium/opioids-compendium-self-assessment-instructions.pdf
December 01, 2023 - is organized into seven HLC areas related to providing care for your older adult
patients who use opioids
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/opioids-chronic-pain.html
August 01, 2019 - Adults Who Use Opioids for Chronic Pain, 2013-2015 
 
 
 
 
 U.S. … Adults Who Use Opioids for Chronic Pain, 2013-2015  (PDF, 167 KB) 
 Source:   MEPS Research Findings
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/practice-improvement.html
February 01, 2024 - Practice Improvement 
 
 
 
 Research and tools to help patients, providers and health systems put evidence into practice. 
 
 Evidence for Practice :  Knowing what works for treatment and prevention. 
 Implementing What Works :  Tools and strategies to implement what works for practice improvement and patient safety.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/opioids/compendium/opioids-case-study-clinical-processes-workflows.pdf
June 02, 2025 - the QI-lead recognized the need to implement harm– 
reduction strategies when prescribing long-term opioids … The QI-lead then shifed the focus of the 
project to improving care for patients prescribed opioids for … The QI lead conducted a session on the risks of opioids for older adults and
components of the updated … the needs were, 
and it was not about the use disorder, which is 
where I wanted to start, but about opioids
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/non-elderly-use-opioids.pdf
September 01, 2018 - Non-Elderly Use of Opioids, 2015-2016
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10
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20
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5
10
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Non-Elderly … Use of Opioids, 
2015-2016
An average 26 million non-elderly adults filled an 
opioid prescription per … Source: MEPS, Any Use and Frequent Use of Opioids among 
Non-Elderly Adults in 2015-2016, by Socioeconomic
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/opioids-dispensed.html
June 01, 2020 - Total Expenses, Total Utilization, and Sources of Payment for Outpatient Prescription Opioids in the … Total Expenses, Total Utilization, and Sources of Payment for Outpatient Prescription Opioids in the
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/implementing-what-works.html
February 01, 2024 - built several of its projects around helping patients, clinicians, and health systems respond to the opioids … Opioids and Pain Management  artifacts facilitate integration of recommendations from the CDC 2016 Opioid … Highlights of the report include: 
 
 19 PCCDS tools that support patient care for pain, opioids, and … use disorder (OUD). 
 5 Future Scenarios that illustrate the uses of PCCDS for pain management and opioids … this Q&A with AHRQ grantee Michael Parchman:  Six Building Blocks help small rural clinics to manage opioids