Background: Opioid abuse has increased at an alarming rate. However, available evidence
suggests a wide variance in the use of opioids, as documented by different medical …

Background: Opioid abuse has continued to increase at an alarming rate since our last
opioid guidelines were published in 2005. Available evidence suggests a continued wide …

Background: Opioid use, abuse, and adverse consequences, including death, have
escalated at an alarming rate since the 1990s. In an attempt to control opioid abuse …

Opioid abuse has continued to increase at an alarming rate since the 1990 s. As
documented by different medical specialties, medical boards, advocacy groups, and the …

Chronic noncancer pain is common and use of opioids is increasing. Previously published
guidelines on use of opioids for chronic noncancer pain have been based primarily on …

Background: Long-term opioid use for chronic non-cancer pain has increased substantially
in recent years despite the paucity of strong supporting scientific data and concerns …

Use of chronic opioid therapy for chronic noncancer pain has increased substantially. The
American Pain Society and the American Academy of Pain Medicine commissioned a …

Review quality appraisal, summary of the evidence, generation of the first draft of
recommendations and revision of the recommendations using feedback from the national …

This document reports the consensus of an interdisciplinary panel of research and clinical
experts charged with reviewing the use of opioids for chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) and …

RESULTS: Part 2 of the guidelines on responsible opioid prescribing provides the following
recommendations for initiating and maintaining chronic opioid therapy of 90 days or longer …