Musculoskeletal pain is a challenging condition for both patients and physicians. Many
adults have experienced one or more episodes of musculoskeletal pain at some time of their …

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

While US opioid prescribing has decreased 38% in the past decade, opioid deaths have
increased 300%. This opioid paradox is poorly recognized. Current approaches to opioid …

Stigma as a fundamental hindrance to the United States opioid overdose crisis response |
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No Shortcuts to Safer Opioid Prescribing The CDC's 2016 Guideline for Prescribing Opioids
for Chronic Pain has largely been embraced by the medical and health policy communities …

Background The past two decades have witnessed a surge in the use of lumbar facet blocks
and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) to treat low back pain (LBP), yet nearly all aspects of the …

Background Understanding relationships between individual-level demographic,
socioeconomic status (SES) and US opioid fatalities can inform interventions in response to …

Importance The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the “Guideline
For Prescribing Opioids For Chronic Pain”(hereafter, CDC guideline) in 2016, but its …

Background Safer opioid analgesic prescribing and increasing use of medications for opioid
use disorder, including buprenorphine, are strategies prioritized to reduce opioid overdose …

Background Practitioners and policy makers need evidence to facilitate the selection of
effective prevention interventions that can address the ongoing opioid overdose epidemic in …