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Eligible patients were opioid-naive adults aged 18 years or older at all study sites, as well as adolescents aged 15 to17 years undergoing impacted molar extraction at 1 site, who were offered an opioid prescription for acute pain. Analysis was conducted April 2023 through February 2026.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Exposure<\/jats:title>\n Offer of a prescription for an opioid analgesic.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>\n Time to pain resolution (3 consecutive reports of no pain), patterns of opioid and nonopioid treatment use, and opioid-related adverse effects, ascertained from digital questionnaires.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Among 1708 enrolled patients (median age, 38 years [IQR, 28-52 years]; 615 [36.0%] reporting race or ethnicity underrepresented in studies of acute pain management) followed up for 180 days, 915 (53.6%) were recruited in EDs, 307 (18.0%) in primary or urgent care, 263 (15.4%) in dental settings, and 223 (13.1%) in inpatient settings. Pain sources included dental (302 patients [17.7%]), trauma or injury (302 [17.7%]), obstetric (176 [10.3%]), musculoskeletal (131 [7.7%]), and low back (100 [5.9%]). Among 1502 patients reporting pain level at least once, median time to pain resolution irrespective of the treatment approach was 20 days (IQR, 8-88 days), with longer durations for surgical pain (74 days [IQR, 30 days to not reached]) and low back pain (69 days [IQR, 18 days to not reached]). The median time to opioid discontinuation among 1189 patients (69.6%) who reported any opioid use was 7 days (IQR, 2-31 days); an estimated 10.0% (95% CI, 7.7%-12.7%) of patients used opioids for at least 90 days, with higher rates in people reporting frequent pain before enrollment. Of 1482 patients (86.8%) completing at least 1 survey during the first 2 weeks of follow-up, 1153 (77.8%) reported using any opioids and 1287 (86.8%) reported using acetaminophen or ibuprofen. Among 619 (52.1%) patients with any opioid use who reported the dose of opioids taken in the first 15 days, daily doses were low (median, 10 [IQR, 5-15] morphine milligram equivalents). Most respondents reported leftover opioids (657 of 982 responding [66.9%]).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>\n In this cohort study of opioid-naive patients with acute pain, opioid use was generally low dose and of short duration, although some patients reported prolonged opioid use; most reported achieving pain resolution within 3 weeks, with longer times for surgical and low back pain. 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