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

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 …

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 Recent national data are lacking on the prevalence, safety, and prescribers
of opioid prescriptions dispensed to children and young adults aged 0 to 21 years …

Importance A pharmacological approach to pain control after cesarean delivery is often
insufficient on its own. Acupuncture is a promising method for mitigating postoperative pain …

From April 2020 through April 2021, 75,673 Americans died from opioid overdoses, nearly
one-quarter of which directly involved prescription opioids. 1 This represents the first time …

Objective: Evaluate the association between postoperative opioid prescribing and new
persistent opioid use. Summary Background Data: Opioid-nave patients who develop new …

Objective: Evaluate the association of evidence-based opioid prescribing guidelines with
new persistent opioid use after surgery. Summary Background Data: Patients exposed to …

Between 2016 and 2019, the United States experienced a rapid proliferation of limits
restricting the duration or number of doses in opioid prescriptions for acute pain. 1 As of …

Importance Excess opioid prescribing after surgery can result in prolonged use and
diversion. Email feedback based on social norms may reduce the number of pills prescribed …