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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday issued new guidance for providers on prescribing opioids for chronic pain, updating previous recommendations that had been in place ...
Mar. 31—BOSTON — Federal health officials are considering a plan to update restrictions on opioid prescribing as pain management groups push for changes to help people with chronic illnesses ...
CDC's guidelines for opioid prescriptions for people with chronic pain allow doctors more flexibility. ... The 2016 guidelines for prescribing opioids to people with chronic pain filled a vacuum ...
In 2016, the CDC published its "Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain", recommending opioids only be used when benefits for pain and function are expected to outweigh risks, and then used at the lowest effective dosage, with avoidance of concurrent opioid and benzodiazepine use whenever possible. [263]
Due to the STEP Act, opioid prescribing rates fell by 29 percent. [47] According to the Boston Indicators, in 2020 the rate of overdoses related to opioid use disorder was 30.2 per 100,000 people. This was about 1.6% lower than the rate in 2016. [48]
The "CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain-United States, 2022" provides recommendations related to opioid misuse, OUD, and opioid overdoses. [18] It reports a lack of clinical evidence that "abuse-deterrent" opioids (e.g., OxyContin), as labeled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration , are effective for OUD risk ...
The Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act is a proposed United States congressional bill introduced in the 118th United States Congress. Introduced in response to the national opioid epidemic , the legislation would expand access to methadone , an approved medication for treating opioid use disorder (OUD).
The Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services (CSELS) is a branch of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that provides scientific service, expertise, skills, and tools in support of national efforts to promote health; prevent disease, injury and disability; and prepare for emerging health threats. [1]