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Feature|Articles|March 24, 2026

The 10th Anniversary of the CDC's Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: New Evidence and Patient-Centered Decisions

Fact checked by: Christina Mattina

March marks the 10th anniversary of the CDC's opioid prescribing guidelines for patients with chronic pain, which were later updated to expand their scope.

This March marks the 10th anniversary of the CDC’s Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain, originally published in 2016 and updated in 2022.