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At a preoperative visit, opioid use data, Neck Disability Index (NDI) scores, 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) scores, and numeric rating scale scores for neck and arm pain were collected. Patients were divided into strong (oxycodone\/morphine\/meperidine), weak (codeine\/propoxyphene\/hydrocodone), and opioid-na\u00efve groups. Preoperative and postoperative (24 months) outcomes scores were compared within and between groups using the paired t-test and ANCOVA, respectively.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Patients were categorized as follows: 226 strong, 762 weak, and 16 opioid na\u00efve. The strong and weak groups were similar with respect to age, sex, race, marital status, education level, Worker\u2019s Compensation status, litigation status, and alcohol use. At 24-month follow-up, no differences in change in arm or neck pain scores (arm: strong \u221252.3, weak \u221250.6, na\u00efve \u221254.0, p = 0.244; neck: strong \u221252.7, weak \u221250.8, na\u00efve \u221244.6, p = 0.355); NDI scores (strong \u221236.0, weak \u221233.3, na\u00efve \u221232.3, p = 0.181); or SF-36 Physical Component Summary scores (strong: 14.1, weak 13.3, na\u00efve 21.7, p = 0.317) were present. Using a 15-point improvement in NDI to determine success, the authors found no between-groups difference in success rates (strong 80.6%, weak 82.7%, na\u00efve 73.3%, p = 0.134). No difference existed between treatment arms (TDA vs ACDF) for any outcome at any time point.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Preoperative opioid strength did not adversely affect outcomes in this analysis. 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