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  1. AHRQ Announces Interest in Health Services Research to Address the Opioids Crisis. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-announces-interest-health-services-research-address-opioids-crisis
    November 10, 2021 - Announcement AHRQ Announces Interest in Health Services Research to Address the Opioids … Citation Text: AHRQ Announces Interest in Health Services Research to Address the Opioids Crisis. … Citation Citation Text: AHRQ Announces Interest in Health Services Research to Address the Opioids

  2. Opioid Use Among Non-Elderly Adults, by Health Status - Infographic (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/opioid-use-nonelderly-adults.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Regardless of health status, the average annual percentage of adults younger than 65 who had any use of opioids … 15.1% 28.7% 2018-2019 3.9% 6.4% 10.1% 21.5% Poor 45.4% 36.8% Source: https://www.ahrq.gov/opioids-elderly-nonelderly

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46915/psn-pdf
    April 16, 2018 - development of the RIGHTT mnemonic (Risk for adverse event, Insight into pain, Going over pain plan, Halting opioids … , Tossing unused opioids and Trouble identification) designed to help surgeons improve safety of opioid … opioid-epidemic-what-can-surgeons-do-about-it https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wide-variation-and-overprescription-opioids-after-elective-surgery

  4. Evidence Summary Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 250: Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-250-cannabis-other-plant-based-treatments-evidence-summary_0.pdf
    October 01, 2021 - adverse effects,7 and the 2016 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for Prescribing Opioids … CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain– United States, 2016. … CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain - United States, 2016. … Efficacy of opioids for chronic pain: a review of the evidence. … Critical issues on opioids in chronic non-cancer pain: an epidemiological study.

  5. Postoperative opioid prescribing and the pain scores on Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/postoperative-opioid-prescribing-and-pain-scores-hospital-consumer-assessment-healthcare
    January 29, 2020 - Concern has been raised that overprescribing of opioids may be an unintended consequence of efforts … August 16, 2017 Prescription of long-acting opioids and mortality in patients with chronic … July 31, 2017 Trends in medical and nonmedical use of prescription opioids among US adolescents

  6. Association between opioid prescribing patterns and abuse in ophthalmology. | PSNet

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    April 12, 2019 - High-risk prescribing practices contribute to the widespread use of opioids . … April 16, 2018 Opioids and Dentistry. … June 6, 2016 How to maximize patient safety when prescribing opioids.

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47163/psn-pdf
    August 15, 2018 - study describes a quality improvement program that included chart review of patients taking high-dose opioids … in a decrease in overall opioid use as well as a reduction in coprescribing of benzodiazepines and opioids … patient-safety-and-opioid-medications https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-between-concurrent-use-prescription-opioids-and-benzodiazepines-and-overdose

  8. Classification of opioid dependence, abuse, or overdose in opioid-naive patients as a "Never Event". | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/classification-opioid-dependence-abuse-or-overdose-opioid-naive-patients-never-event
    September 21, 2022 - September 9, 2015 Associations between stopping prescriptions for opioids, length of … January 18, 2023 Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery

  9. Prevention of opioid overdose. | PSNet

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    July 18, 2018 - Reducing patient harm associated with the use of opioids to manage pain is a patient safety priority

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46312/psn-pdf
    August 15, 2018 - misuse-primary-care Adherence to prescribing guidelines may help mitigate misuse of prescription opioids … improving-adherence-long-term-opioid-therapy-guidelines-reduce-opioid-misuse-primary-care https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cdc-guideline-prescribing-opioids-chronic-pain-united-states … -2016 https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/access-prescription-opioids-primum-non-nocere-teachable-moment

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47269/psn-pdf
    August 15, 2018 - AHRQ Announces Interest in Health Services Research to Address the Opioids Crisis. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-announces-interest-health-services-research-address-opioids-crisis … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-announces-interest-health-services-research-address-opioids-crisis

  12. Infographic - Adult Opioid Fills by Race (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/adult-opioid-fills-by-race.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Source: AHRQ, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Statistical Brief #552: Any Use and “Frequent Use” of Opioids

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43581/psn-pdf
    December 26, 2014 - of drug deaths in the United States have been associated with inadvertent overdose of prescription opioids … vital-signs-overdoses-prescription-opioid-pain-relievers-united-states-1999-2008 https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioids-iatrogenic-harm-and-disclosure-medical-error … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-use-opioids-hospitals

  14. A Randomized Clinical Trial of Smartphone Virtual Reality for Pain Management During Burn Care Transition | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2024 - virtual reality app has the potential to be a cost-effective way to alleviate pain, reduce the need for opioids … ongoing wound care with dressing changes for open wounds, which can be extremely painful, often requiring opioids … This is opposed to opioids that reduce pain by blocking pain receptors. … followup work will evaluate the effectiveness of VR-PAT for pain management and reduction in need for opioids

  15. Cer-250-Cannabis-2025-Surv-Rep-Update-Table-E5 (xls file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-250-cannabis-2025-surv-rep-update-table-e5.xlsx
    January 01, 2025 - 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:

  16. Factors that affect opioid quality improvement initiatives in primary care: insights from ten health systems. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/factors-affect-opioid-quality-improvement-initiatives-primary-care-insights-ten-health
    November 03, 2021 - deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids … December 21, 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain - … Association of dose tapering with overdose or mental health crisis among patients prescribed long-term opioids

  17. Medication use evaluation of high-dose long-term opioid de-prescribing in multiple Veterans Affairs medical centers. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-use-evaluation-high-dose-long-term-opioid-de-prescribing-multiple-veterans-affairs
    October 12, 2022 - associated with an increased risk of adverse events; however research has shown sudden discontinuation of opioids … October 12, 2022 Associations between stopping prescriptions for opioids, length of opioid … Association of dose tapering with overdose or mental health crisis among patients prescribed long-term opioids

  18. Opioid dependence and overdose after surgery: rate, risk factors, and reasons. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-dependence-and-overdose-after-surgery-rate-risk-factors-and-reasons
    August 05, 2020 - proposed classification to describe dependence or overdose among opioid-naïve patients prescribed opioids … February 6, 2019 Associations between stopping prescriptions for opioids, length of opioid … February 8, 2023 Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery

  19. Association between opioid tapering and subsequent health care use, medication adherence, and chronic condition control. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-between-opioid-tapering-and-subsequent-health-care-use-medication-adherence-and
    August 25, 2021 - have been raised about the potential harms associated with rapidly decreasing doses or discontinuing opioids … Association of dose tapering with overdose or mental health crisis among patients prescribed long-term opioids … January 18, 2023 Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46416/psn-pdf
    March 13, 2018 - opioid-prescribing-opioid-naive-patients-emergency-departments-and-other- settings Prior research has shown that prescribing opioids … opioid-prescribing-opioid-naive-patients-emergency-departments-and-other-settings https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-prescribing-opioids-medicare-beneficiaries … perspective/opioid-overdose-patient-safety-problem https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cdc-guideline-prescribing-opioids-chronic-pain-united-states
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