2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline at a Glance | Overdose Prevention

What to know

• The 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain (2022 Clinical Practice Guideline) guides clinicians to work together with patients to make informed, patient-centered decisions about pain care.
• The 2022 Clinical Practice Guideline includes 12 recommendations for clinicians providing pain care for outpatients aged 18 years or older with acute pain, subacute pain, or chronic pain.
• This guideline provides recommendations only. It does not replace clinical judgment and individualized, patient-centered decision-making.