Science2022United Stateshigh confidence

On Nov. 4, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released an updated guideline for clinicians treating adult outpatients with short- and long-term pain, replacing its 2016 Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain.

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Confirmed by CDC's own MMWR publication, official press release, and PubMed listing, all corroborating the date and content of the guideline update. [tier=silver indep_score=0.539 clusters=2 claim_tier=everyday]

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