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Thus, the aim of this study is to evaluate opioid prescription rates and opioid use among hemithyroidectomy (HT) and total thyroidectomy (TT) patients.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Design\/Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>An electronic postoperative survey was distributed to assess opiate use among patients undergoing HT\/TT. Groups were compared using <jats:italic>t\u2010<\/jats:italic>tests, chi\u2010square tests, and analysis of variance.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 142 opiate na\u00efve patients were included, of which 75 (52.8%) underwent HT and 67 (47.1%) underwent TT. The mean number of tablets prescribed was 21.3 (HT = 22.1, TT = 20.4; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.3), with a mean of 14.1 tablets unused after surgery (HT = 13.2 tablets, TT = 15.0 tablets; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.44). The mean morphine milligram equivalent (MME) prescribed was 150.1 mg (HT = 159.0 mg, TT = 140.2 mg; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.3), with a mean of 98.2\u2009MME unused after surgery (HT = 93.7 mg, TT = 103.2 mg; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.6).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Opioids are overprescribed after thyroid surgery. 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