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 …

There are significant concerns regarding prescription and misuse of prescription opioids in
the perioperative period. The Faculty of Pain Medicine at the Royal College of Anaesthetists …

Objective Opioid use disorder (OUD), which includes the morbidity of dependence and
mortality of overdose, has reached epidemic proportions in the United States …

Importance Over the past 20 years, opioid misuse and opioid addiction have risen to
epidemic proportions in the United States. One-third of adults receiving long-term opioid …

Objective To examine the use of prescription opioids in patients undergoing major prostate
and kidney operations. Methods This is a prospective observational study that includes …

METHODS Definitions 8 of the terms used in the practice advisory have been included in
Supplemental Digital Content 1, Appendix 1, https://links. lww. com/AA/E344. PURPOSE …

Background: Opioid overprescribing is a nationwide problem contributing to the current
epidemic. This study evaluated opioid consumption, physician prescribing, and patient …

Purpose Recent studies demonstrated the overprescription of opioids after ambulatory hand
surgery in the setting of a national opioid epidemic. Prescriber education has been shown to …

Background US opioid prescribing and use escalated over the last two decades, with
parallel increases in opioid misuse, opioid-related deaths, and concerns about diversion …

Background Recent studies have shown that preoperative education can positively impact
postoperative recovery, improving postoperative pain management and patient satisfaction …