National patterns of cessation of prescription opioids among Medicare beneficiaries, 2013-2018.

Jordan R WestraMukaila RajiYong-Fang Kuo

Published in: Medicine (2022)

The increase in opioid cessation after 2016 suggests the potential effects of the CDC guidelines on opioid prescribing and underscores the need for further research on the relationship between opioid cessation and subsequent change in pain control, quality of life, and opioid toxicity.

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