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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46115/psn-pdf
May 17, 2017 - Association between concurrent use of prescription
opioids and benzodiazepines and overdose: retrospective … Association between concurrent use of prescription opioids and
benzodiazepines and overdose: retrospective … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-between-concurrent-use-prescription-opioids-and-
benzodiazepines-and-overdose … Concurrent use of opioids and benzodiazepines increases risk for adverse drug events. … was greater for patients with
concurrent use of these two medication classes compared to patients on opioids
                                     
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/stop-measure-safe-and-transparent-opioid-prescribing-promote-patient-safety-and-reduced-risk
October 30, 2019 - HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid … Analgesics. … October 30, 2019 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Patient Options for Safe and Effective Disposal of Unused Opioids. … May 16, 2018 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Prescription Opioids: Medicare Needs to Expand Oversight Efforts to Reduce
                                     
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st551/stat551.pdf
September 20, 2023 - Any Use and "Frequent Use" of Opioids among Adults Aged 65 and Older in 2020–2021, by Socioeconomic Characteristics … September 2023 
Any Use and "Frequent Use" of Opioids among Adults Aged 65 
and Older in 2020–2021 … CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic 
Pain. U.S. … Definitions 
Opioids 
In this Statistical Brief, we examine outpatient prescription fills of opioids … The NSDUH estimates on any 
use of opioids include both prescribed use and misuse.
                                     
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-opioid-prescribing-opioid-consumption-after-surgery-michigan
December 02, 2020 - August 5, 2020 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Provider bias in prescribing opioid analgesics: a study of electronic
                                     
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73475/psn-pdf
July 07, 2021 - Opioids in the United Kingdom: safety and surveillance
during COVID-19.
July 7, 2021
Osborne V. … Opioids in the United Kingdom: safety and surveillance during COVID-19. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioids-united-kingdom-safety-and-surveillance-during-covid-19
The opioid … Of studies conducted during
the pandemic, most explored the impact of the pandemic on access to opioids … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioids-united-kingdom-safety-and-surveillance-during-covid-19
https://psnet.ahrq.gov
                                     
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-opioid-prescriptions-dental-clinicians-us-adolescents-and-young-adults-subsequent
May 18, 2022 - The authors urge caution in prescribing opioids to adolescents. … July 29, 2020 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Assessment of potentially inappropriate prescribing of opioid analgesics … April 18, 2019 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Opioids and Dentistry.
                                     
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74870/psn-pdf
April 11, 2022 - Proposed 2022 CDC clinical practice guideline for
prescribing opioids. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/proposed-2022-cdc-clinical-practice-guideline-prescribing-opioids-notice … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/proposed-2022-cdc-clinical-practice-guideline-prescribing-opioids-notice-centers-disease … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/proposed-2022-cdc-clinical-practice-guideline-prescribing-opioids-notice-centers-disease … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cdc-guideline-prescribing-opioids-chronic-pain-united-states-2016
https
                                     
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st552/stat552.pdf
September 20, 2023 - Any Use and "Frequent Use" of Opioids among Adults Aged 18-64 in 2020-2021, by Socioeconomic Characteristics … September 2023 
Any Use and "Frequent Use" of Opioids among Adults Aged 18–
64 in 2020–2021 … CDC Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic 
Pain. U.S. … Definitions 
Opioids 
In this Statistical Brief, we examine outpatient prescription fills of opioids … The NSDUH estimates on any 
use of opioids include both prescribed use and misuse.
                                     
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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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44785/psn-pdf
January 27, 2016 - Reducing Adverse Drug Events Related to Opioids
Implementation Guide. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-adverse-drug-events-related-opioids-implementation-guide
Opioids … to assess processes, identify best practices,
and engage staff to reduce adverse events involving opioids … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-adverse-drug-events-related-opioids-implementation-guide
https: … //psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-use-opioids-hospitals
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addressing-opioid-misuse
                                     
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49690/psn-pdf
September 01, 2013 - List the most common errors made in prescribing opioids for non-cancer pain. … Outline appropriate monitoring for patients prescribed opioids for non-cancer pain. … Appreciate the need to risk stratify patients on opioids for non-cancer pain. … The patient in this case was prescribed opioids for his low back pain. … It is well known that high doses of opioids
as well as the combination of multiple opioids, illicit
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cannabis-2022-update-surv-rep-1-app-F-5.xlsx
January 01, 2022 - B
Between-cohort differences in discontinuation of strong opioid analgesics: 71.6% vs. 33.8%, p<0.001 … analgesics as an add-on treatment	Mean (SD)
A: 6.2 (2.4) sprays/day (16.74 mg THC/15.5 mg CBD)
B: MME … B
Mean number of background pain medications use at 6 months:
Mild opioid analgesics: 0.02 (SD 0.14) … vs. 0.07 (SD 0.27)
Strong opioid analgesics: 0.22 (SD 0.59) vs. 0.21 (SD 0.60)
Mean rescue pain medication … use at 6 months:
Mild opioid analgesics: 0.00 (SD 0.06) vs. 0.04 (SD 0.20)
Strong opioid analgesics:
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cannabis-2022-surv-rep-3-table-F5.xlsx
January 01, 2022 - B
Between-cohort differences in discontinuation of strong opioid analgesics: 71.6% vs. 33.8%, p<0.001 … analgesics as an add-on treatment	Mean (SD)
A: 6.2 (2.4) sprays/day (16.74 mg THC/15.5 mg CBD)
B: MME … B
Mean number of background pain medications use at 6 months:
Mild opioid analgesics: 0.02 (SD 0.14) … vs. 0.07 (SD 0.27)
Strong opioid analgesics: 0.22 (SD 0.59) vs. 0.21 (SD 0.60)
Mean rescue pain medication … use at 6 months:
Mild opioid analgesics: 0.00 (SD 0.06) vs. 0.04 (SD 0.20)
Strong opioid analgesics:
                                     
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46319/psn-pdf
August 09, 2017 - Opioids in Medicare Part D: Concerns About Extreme Use
and Questionable Prescribing. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioids-medicare-part-d-concerns-about-extreme-use-and-questionable-
prescribing … Misuse of prescription opioids represents a serious patient safety issue. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-prescribing-opioids-medicare-beneficiaries
https://psnet.ahrq.gov … /issue/opioids-pain-management-older-adults-strategies-safe-prescribing
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/
                                     
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45368/psn-pdf
September 27, 2016 - Access to prescription opioids—Primum Non Nocere: a
teachable moment. … Access to Prescription Opioids-Primum Non Nocere: A Teachable
Moment. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/access-prescription-opioids-primum-non-nocere-teachable-moment
Insufficient … medication counseling and suboptimal prescribing practices contribute to misuse of opioids
among patients … Describing a patient who became addicted to prescription opioids as a teenager after
finding the medication
                                     
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47013/psn-pdf
April 07, 2019 - An electronic intervention to improve safety for pain
patients co-prescribed chronic opioids and
benzodiazepines … An electronic intervention to improve safety for pain patients co-
prescribed chronic opioids and benzodiazepines … //psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/electronic-intervention-improve-safety-pain-patients-co-prescribed-chronic-
opioids-and … This study describes an electronic intervention to identify patients coprescribed opioids and
benzodiazepines … The intervention
significantly reduced the proportion of patients coprescribed opioids and benzodiazepines
                                     
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44927/psn-pdf
March 30, 2016 - CDC guideline for prescribing opioids for chronic
pain—United States, 2016. … CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain - United States,
2016. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cdc-guideline-prescribing-opioids-chronic-pain-united-states-2016
Opioid … The guidelines also suggest minimizing concurrent use of opioids and other sedating medications
and … A previous WebM&M commentary describes an adverse
event related to opioids.
                                     
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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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45650/psn-pdf
December 14, 2016 - Are physicians safely prescribing opioids for chronic
noncancer pain? … Are Physicians Safely Prescribing Opioids for Chronic
Noncancer Pain? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/are-physicians-safely-prescribing-opioids-chronic-noncancer-pain-systematic … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/are-physicians-safely-prescribing-opioids-chronic-noncancer-pain-systematic-review-current … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-adverse-drug-events-related-opioids-implementation-guide
                                     
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/outpatient-opioid-prescriptions-children-and-opioid-related-adverse-events
July 31, 2017 - less toxic analgesics for dental procedures and choosing alternatives to codeine for children who need opioids … Citation 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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