This 2 page briefing document provides guidance on improving opioid prescribing for health care providers. It emphasizes the importance health care providers in addressing the overdose epidemic by improving their understanding of pain management, improving the use of opioids for chronic pain treatment, utilizing prescription drug monitoring programs, and adhering to opioid prescribing guidelines in practice.
Funding Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health
Improving Opioid Prescribing
A 2 page briefing document for health care providers on improving opioid prescribing