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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/955.html
April 01, 2025 - Average Annual Total Expenses, Total Utilization, and Sources of Payment for Outpatient Prescription Opioids
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/webinars/ncepcr-webinar-person-centered-care.pptx
June 27, 2024 - implementation study in 2020 to improve the management of NCCP in older adults, both those who are on opioids … We also know that the use of opioids and other medications show a quite different pattern in older populations … At least 20 patients 60+ with NCCP      
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At least 20 patients 60+ on opioids
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/mission/budget/2021/FY_2021_CJ_NIRSQ.pdf
January 01, 2021 - These data have been used to 
brief the Assistant Secretary of Health on the use of opioids and rates … , as well as the extent to which hospital-based births involve 
complications related to the use of opioids … It also includes questions 
about critical public health crises, such as the nation’s opioids epidemic … AHRQ data have 
demonstrated that prescription opioids use has increased among adults 65 years of age … • These results can contribute to efforts to make appropriate use of outpatient prescription opioids
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/index.html?page=5
January 01, 2024 - Date:  September 2018 
 
 
 
 Reducing Adverse Drug Events from Anticoagulants, Diabetes Agents and Opioids
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/qdr-opioids.html
February 01, 2020 - Dramatic Rise in Opioid-Related Deaths, Especially Among Blacks 
 
 
 
 
 Dramatic Rise in Opioid-Related Deaths, Especially Among Blacks  (PDF, 864 KB) 
 Source:  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System—Mortality, 2013-2017. 
 For more informa… 
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2025-annual-report/person-centered.html
August 01, 2025 - This tool helps to avoid inappropriate discontinuation of opioids for the patients for whom the benefits … of opioids outweigh the risks.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2025-annual-report/appendixa.html
August 01, 2025 - older adults); and additional topics areas of interest to AHRQ, including multiple chronic conditions; opioids
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-moving-forward-cleary-slides.pdf
March 01, 2010 - poor experience of care scores 
may lead providers to not provide recommended advice
• Relevant for opioids … when giving unwelcome 
medical advice:
• Providing regular advice to 
quit smoking
• Not providing opioids
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/opportunity-improve-healthcare.html
May 01, 2022 - $10 million for research on opioids and polysubstance abuse prevention, management, recovery, and
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/substance-abuse.html
Topic: Substance Abuse 
 AHRQ supports research, tools, and resources related to substance abuse, especially in the area of unhealthy alcohol use and opioid abuse. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 EvidenceNOW: Managing Unhealthy Alcohol Use  
 
 
 Updated Systematic Review Examines Pharmacotherapy for Adults… 
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research/behavioral-health/index.html
February 01, 2024 - Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorders 
 
 
 
 Behavioral health problems, which include mental health and substance use disorders, are among the most common conditions seen in primary care settings. Behavioral health conditions often affect medical illnesses. Integrated behavioral healthcare blends primary care… 
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/43-pathway-worksheet.docx
June 01, 2023 - Opioid Use: Current evidence suggests that only a small fraction of the patients on opioids preoperatively … Patients who can successfully wean themselves from opioids before surgery may have better outcomes than … Type of anesthesia and analgesia to allow rapid awakening, return of function and minimize opioids:
1 … prescribed then by using a standardized discharge quantity of prescribed opioids, based on patient and … Opioids prescribed at discharge
Quantity of opioid pills prescribed
Abbreviations: ISCR = Improving
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-hernandez-boussard.html
April 01, 2024 - Hernandez-Boussard also developed multiple analyses on the use of opioids for pain management, including
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/booklets/laparotomy-patient.pdf
November 01, 2023 - Opioids are strong pain medications like morphine, oxycodone (Oxycontin® or Percocet®), 
Vicodin®, Norco … Only take opioids if you need them because:
 ■ They can be addictive
 ■ They can make people feel sick … Pain pills (like opioids) slow down your reaction 
time. … For your safety and the safety of others, driving while taking opioids is NOT  
recommended and is illegal
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/total-opioid-prescriptions.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Infographics - Total Outpatient Prescriptions Expenses for Adults with Opioid Prescriptions, 2017
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/49-multimodal-analgesia.pptx
June 01, 2023 - PowerPoint Presentation
Multimodal Analgesia Tips
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving 
Surgical Care and Recovery
AHRQ Pub. No. 23-0052
June 2023
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery 
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Defining Multimodal Analgesia
Combination of analgesic drugs with diverse mechanisms of action
Includes op… 
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/pregnancy.html
Topic: Pregnancy 
 AHRQ's focus on women's health includes information for healthcare professionals on pregnancy and childbirth. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Hospital Labor and Delivery Units 
 
 
 Efficacy and Safety of Screening for Postpartum Dep… 
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/17-engaging-stakeholders-data.docx
June 01, 2023 - here
	Prolonged indwelling urinary catheterization (POD 1 or longer)
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	Opioids
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/emergency-visits-opioids.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Infographic - More Opioid-Related Emergency Visits, No Change in Illicit Drug Use Treatment
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Infographic Arial BK - 24 PT
Source: The source should be in 8.5/10 point Arial. The source should be in 8.5/10 point Arial. The source should be in 8.5/10 point 
Arial. The source should be in 8.5/1… 
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/944.html
January 01, 2025 - Making Healthcare Safer IV: Opioid Stewardship  explores the use of prescribed and ordered opioids, including