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The opioid epidemic, with its noticeable increase in opioid prescriptions and related misuse,
abuse and resultant deaths in the previous 12 years, is a particularly North American …

This guideline provides recommendations for clinicians providing pain care, including those
prescribing opioids, for outpatients aged≥ 18 years. It updates the CDC Guideline for …

Importance Opioid-related mortality and national prescribing guidelines have led to tapering
of doses among patients prescribed long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain. There is …

Objective To examine the associations between stopping treatment with opioids, length of
treatment, and death from overdose or suicide in the Veterans Health Administration. Design …

The high prevalence and societal burden of chronic pain, its undertreatment, and disparities
in its management have contributed to the acknowledgment of chronic pain as a serious …

Background A national crisis of opioid-related morbidity, mortality, and misuse has led to
initiatives to address the appropriate role of opioids to treat pain. Deployment of a guideline …

Background Medical care, public health, and criminal justice systems encounters could
serve as touchpoints to identify and intervene with individuals at high-risk of opioid overdose …

Importance Opioid dosage tapering has emerged as a strategy to reduce harms associated
with long-term opioid therapy; however, evidence supporting this approach is limited …

Background Despite known risks of using chronic opioid therapy (COT) for pain, the risks of
discontinuation of COT are largely uncharacterized. Objective To evaluate mortality …