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CDC Proposes Updating Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids, Warning Against Continued Misapplication

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As CDC notes in the 2022 proposed guideline, the 2016 guideline provided twelve recommendations for primary care clinicians who prescribe opioids for chronic pain in outpatient settings. ER/LA opioids should be “reserved for severe, continuous pain.”. 2016 Guideline. CDC Clinical Practice Guideline, 10. Recommendation 4. .