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Opioid withdrawal symptoms, a consequence of chronic opioid use and opioid use disorder: Current understanding and approaches to management

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By Joseph V Pergolizzi, Robert B Raffa, Melanie Rosenblatt, Neumentum Palo Alto
| Wiley Online Library Verified
Abstract What is known and objective Opioid use in the United States has reached unprecedented—some would even say crisis—levels. Although many individuals use opioid drugs as part of legitimate pain management plans, a significant number misuse prescription or illicit opioids. With regular opioid use, individuals develop tolerance and physical dependence; both are predictable, physiologic responses to repeated opioid exposure.
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Three Years Down the Road: The Aftermath of the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain

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By Joseph V Pergolizzi, Melanie Rosenblatt, Jo Ann LeQuang
| ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In March 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta prepared a far-reaching guideline aimed at helping primary care physicians (PCP) better treat chronic pain [1]. Prescriptions for opioid analgesics rose consistently and at an alarming rate from 2006 to their peak in 2012; since then, the rate has declined every year; in 2017, the rate of opioid prescribing was lower than it was in 2006. In fact, from 2017 to 2006, the rate of opioid prescribing dropped 19% [2].
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Why CMS Should Not Remove Pain Questions From Payment Calculations

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By Melanie Rosenblatt, Jo Ann LeQuang
| Pain Medicine News Verified
Why CMS Should Not Remove Pain Questions From Payment Calculations The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently recommended removing pain questions from the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey, which would remove pain questions from payment calculations. This is an alarming development for many reasons. The Affordable Care Act promotes a new paradigm of patient-centric health care and seeks to empower patients.
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