Worldwide, the use of prescription opioid analgesics more than doubled between 2001 and
2013, with several countries, including the USA, Canada, and Australia, experiencing …

Surgical procedures are key drivers of pain development and opioid utilization globally.
Various organizations have generated guidance on postoperative pain management …

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

Objective To update the 2011 American Academy of Neurology (AAN) guideline on the
treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) with a focus on topical and oral medications …

Background: Prescription opioid–related overdose deaths increased sharply during 1999–
2010 in the United States in parallel with increased opioid prescribing. CDC assessed …

BACKGROUND: Despite efforts to reduce nonmedical opioid misuse, little is known about
the development of persistent opioid use after surgery among adolescents and young …

Objective: We aimed to identify opioid prescribing practices across surgical specialties and
institutions. Background: In an effort to minimize the contribution of prescription narcotics to …

Medical pain management is in crisis; from the pervasiveness of pain to inadequate pain
treatment, from the escalation of prescription opioids to an epidemic in addiction, diversion …

Importance Risk of opioid use disorder, overdose, and death from prescription opioids
increases as dosage, duration, and use of extended-release and long-acting formulations …

Pain management for cancer patients should include pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic
interventions. Integrative medicine therapies, such as mind-body practice, acupuncture …