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CDC Emphasizes Opioid Guideline is Voluntary and Should Support, Not Supplant, Patient Care

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CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain — United States, 2022. The recommendations do not apply to inpatient hospital care, in the emergency department or other observed settings. ER/LA opioids should be “reserved for severe, continuous pain.”. Dowell D, Ragan KR, Jones CM, Baldwin GT, Chou R.,