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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/chen-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - with 
opioid analgesics  in the population. … analgesics versus alternative 
pharmacotherapies (non-opioid analgesics) … pharmacotherapies (non-opioid analgesics) in children with current asthma. 
5. … Of these, 2,681 (28.1%) received opioid analgesics and 6,848 (71.9%) received non-opioid 
analgesics … Of these, 5,363 (40.1%) received opioid analgesics, and 7,996 (59.9%) received non-opioid 
analgesics
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/data/online-resources.html
October 01, 2024 - Online Resources 
 
 
 
   HCUP has developed a FastStats interactive tool and map for: Opioid Hospital Use. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. The FastStats tool allows you to explore and compare national or State statistics on a range of healthcare variables. Examine trends in opioid-related inpatient stays, emergency dep… 
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/opioids-1.pdf
March 01, 2020 - Harms Due to Opioids
Harms Due to Opioids 10-1 
10. Harms Due to Opioids 
Authors: Sarah J. … Harms Due to Opioids PRISMA Diagrams 
Figure A.1: Opioids, Opioid Stewardship—Study Selection for Review … Opioids Evidence Tables 
Table B.1: Opioids, Opioid Stewardship–Systematic Reviews 
Note: Full references … Harms Due to Opioids PRISMA Diagrams
	Appendix B. Opioids Evidence Tables
	Appendix C. … Harms Due to Opioids Search Terms
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/impact-opioid-final.pdf
November 01, 2018 - Opioids AHRQ Works: Building Bridges Between Research and Practice
  
 
 
 
Opioids 
 
Deaths from … The misuse of opioids, such as 
prescription pain medications and heroin, has become 
widespread across … Source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Any Use and Frequent 
Use of Opioids among Non-Elderly Adults … Another AHRQ publication addresses alternatives to 
opioids for treating chronic pain. … No. 19(18)-0012 
November 2018  
www.ahrq.gov 
https://www.ahrq.gov/opioids
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/parchman-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Key Words: primary healthcare, opioid analgesics, chronic pain, quality improvement. … Fatal overdoses involving opioid analgesics increased four-fold from 1999 to 2009. … three-fold 
higher in rural counties compared with metropolitan counties.8, 9 Drug-related deaths involving opioid … analgesics are higher in these rural areas even after adjusting for population density. … Distribution of opioids by different types of Medicare
prescribers.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/opioid-chronic-pain.pdf
June 02, 2025 - . adults 
with chronic 
pain
Percentage  
of all opioid 
prescription fills
U.S. adults who use opioids … for chronic pain, 2013-2015
Used opioids 
to treat 
conditions
Source: MEPS Research Findings #43
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/behavioral-health.html
March 01, 2022 - MEPS Statistical Briefs 
 
 Any Use and Frequent Use of Opioids among Non-Elderly Adults in 2018-2019 … , by Socioeconomic Characteristics  (MEPS Stat Brief #542) 
 Any Use and Frequent Use of Opioids among … Brief #534) 
 Total Expenses, Total Utilization, and Sources of Payment for Outpatient Prescription Opioids … Published Research (2020 to present) 
 Opioids and Other Substances 
 
 Tobacco Surcharges Associated
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/non-elderly-use-opioids.html
January 01, 2019 - Non-Elderly Use of Opioids, 2015 to 2016 
 
 
 
 
 Non-Elderly Use of Opioids, 2015 to 2016  (PDF, 6.8 … MB) 
 Source:   Statistical Brief #515, Any Use and Frequent Use of Opioids among Non-Elderly Adults
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/wessell2-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Reducing Adverse Drug Events From Anticoagulants, Diabetes Agents and Opioids … Care
Final Progress Report 
Reducing Adverse Drug Events from Anticoagulants, Diabetes Agents and Opioids … High-priority medications (HPM),  defined as anticoagulants, diabetes  agents,  
and opioids, have been … and Alcohol and/or Other Drug 
Use Screening in Patients on Long-term Opioids). … CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic 
Pain - United States, 2016. MMWR Recomm Rep.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/babies-dependent-opioids.html
October 01, 2018 - More Babies Born Dependent on Opioids 
 
 
 
   
 
 More Babies Born Dependent on Opioids  (PDF, 642
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/smith-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - that do not include opioids can be viewed by patients as incomplete. … He has performed over 50 
prostatectomies with no opioids and 10-15 open cystectomies without opioids … Prescribed opioids pose a risk beyond the patient who receives the prescription. … Opioids are one of 14 
active FDA Safe Use Initiative projects. … Mindfulness-Meditation-Based Pain Relief Is Not
Mediated by Endogenous Opioids.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/wei-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - , chronic 
opioid use, and co-use of opioids with other central nervous system medications. … , with 2% involving nonprescribed opioids (i.e., diverted or illicit 
sources).6 The increased trend … low-dose opioids to achieve pain control before ORAE events … • The receipt of duplicated opioids, chronic opioid use, or concurrent use of opioids with
other CNS … High-risk use by patients prescribed opioids for pain and its role in overdose
deaths.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/opioid-report-2014.html
April 01, 2018 - Opioids’ Burden on Hospital Care: A State-by-State Comparison 
 
 
 
 
 Opioids’ Burden on Hospital Care
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/mccarthy-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - subanalyses, we evaluated the effect of an
EHR-integrated intervention on use of and knowledge about opioids … Key Words: opioid analgesics; health literacy; text messaging; emergency
2. … • Patients were asked about their plans for their unused opioids. … abuse, because a majority of misused opioids are obtained from friends or family members. … Who Is Keeping Their Unused 
Opioids and Why? Pain Med. 2019. [epub ahead of print]
4.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/stulberg-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Nonmedical use of opioids can lead 
to adverse drug events (ADEs) and frequently is a pathway to use … Thus, surgical prescription and over-prescription of opioids can result in harm to patients themselves … Of these patients, 254 patients were prescribed opioids 
following their surgery. … Differential prescribing of opioid analgesics according to physician specialty for Medicaid 
patients … Prescription Opioid Analgesics 
Commonly Unused After Surgery: A Systematic Review.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/about/ncepcr-older-adults-presentation.pptx
March 15, 2025 - https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-HS-24-013.html
6
6
Opioids in Older Adults … Compendium
7
Opioids in Older Adults Compendium | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
The … New AHRQ reports highlight seniors’ struggles with opioids. 2018. 
37
Background
Risk Factors of … )
History of substance use disorders  
High-risk obtainment of prescription opioids (e.g., doctor or … /2024-02/opioids-adverse-event-red-flags.pdf.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/funding/fund-opps/smith-angela-r13-hs026679-01.pdf
March 31, 2020 - While opioids are known to be effective for 
managing post-operative pain and make up the majority of … and more than a third (36.5%) of all prescriptions written by surgeons were for opioids.4 While opioids … It is 
also reported that 80% of heroin users first misused prescription opioids. … , and (2) facilitating the disposal of opioids. … JAME Surg 2017; 152: e172872. 
15 US Food and Drug Administration: FDA Opioids Action Plan.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/robinson-papp-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Key Words: chronic pain; HIV; opioids; opioid prescribing guidelines
3. … CP, and initiating opioids for this indication should be 
discouraged. … Summary of CDCG Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain (CDCOPG)
1. … Use immediate-release opioids when starting.
5. … They also 
recognized the value and importance of monitoring prescribed opioids.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/hernandez-boussard-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Key words: pain; opioids; pain management; postoperative pain; medical informatics; 
electronic health … Most surgical patients receive opioids, regardless of co-morbidities, prior 
opioid-related problems … Recent studies suggest that 3-10% of opioid 
naïve surgical patients continue to request opioids one … The main outcomes 
and measures were postoperative pain and consumption of opioids and analgesics. … to opioids only.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/6bb-self-assess-tool.pdf
June 02, 2025 - …is rarely visible, and 
communication about 
of opioids for patients 
chronic pain is ad hoc 
informal … therapies 
• Coprescribing of opioids and benzodiazepines 
• Urine drug screening 
• Monitoring of … state-controlled substances database 
• Patient agreements 
• Patient education 
• Tapering of opioids … Tracking and monitoring 
prescribed long-term 
of patients 
opioids 1              2              3 … Use of a system to proactively track 
and monitor patients prescribed 
long-term opioids to ensure their