A Patient Model for Opioid Tapering in Cancer Survivors

Lowering opioid doses may offer safety and other benefits for cancer survivors, but it’s important to have a ...

JULY 26, 2023

Opioid Tapering Linked to Higher Rates of Overdose, Mental Health Crisis

A new study has found that opioid tapering was associated with an approximately 50% increased incidence of overdose ...

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

CDC Revised Opioid Prescribing Guideline Falls Short of What People in Pain Need

The draft update to the 2016 CDC opioid prescribing guideline is a substantial improvement over its predecessor. ...

APRIL 18, 2022

Revised CDC Opioid Guidance Marked by Pivot Away From Hard Prescribing Caps, Embrace of Clinical Judgment

The proposed CDC opioid guideline update is marked by the removal of hard prescribing caps and a recognition of the ...

MARCH 2, 2022

High-Dose Opioid Tapering Linked to Overdose, Mental Health Crises

Some tapered patients were found to be significantly more likely to incur an overdose or a mental health crisis ...

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Tapering Project Results in Little Change In Pain Scores After Opioid Removal

Care plans that include opioids provide limited effectiveness in treating persistent pain, according to a project ...

JANUARY 17, 2020

Pain Experts Speak Out Against Forced Opioid Tapering

Calling it a “large-scale humanitarian issue,” a group of pain medicine experts has written a ...

DECEMBER 13, 2018