The Washington Department of Health developed these patient education guides in conjunction with the implementation of new opioid prescribing guidelines in the state. This patient guide discusses prescription opioids for acute pain.
In 2015 the Oregon Health Authority launched it’s Opioid Initiative, an integrated effort to address patient care and safety and population health during the opioid crisis. The initiative included public and private stakeholders engaged in 4 projects described in this report: a
This guide for patients and caregivers on how to safely treat low back pain is intended for people newly experiencing back pain or people who have had back pain the past and are having a re-occurrence. It provides advice on when to see a doctor, how to treat pain at home, how to safely use pain
This guide provides information for patients and families about self-management of chronic pain including links to websites and other relevant information sources. Topics covered by the guide include understanding the mind-body connection in pain, understanding treatment options and
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) published these 2016 guidelines for physicians recommending medical use of marijuana. Oregon has had medical cannabis use since 1988 and qualifying conditions for cannabis treatment include severe pain and post traumatic stress disorder. Severe
In 2018, the Arizona Legislature passed the Arizona Opioid Epidemic Act. This one page information sheet for patients in Spanish explains how the legislation protects chronic pain patients who use opioids to treat their pain. The document clarifies that the act does not limit prescription fills
In 2018, Arizona published curriculum on pain and addiction to be used in undergraduate, graduate and continuing medical education. The state is now in the process of developing a curriculum on pain and addiction to be used in medical residency settings. This is the website for the curriculum development initiative.
Arizona’s Opioid Action Plan recommended that the health education providers in the state create a statewide curriculum for all prescribers about pain and addiction. This is the website for the curriculum which provides background information, provides notices of upcoming developments, and provides links to the curriculum. The curriculum is free and available to be adopted nationwide. It is also included in the CLOUD library for review or download.
A 2 page document from Healthy Arizona Worksites to educate employers about the impact pain has on the workforce and explain options employers can take to improve pain management for their employees. Part of the Arizona ReThink RX Abuse initiative which helps communities
This one page fact sheet briefly explains the Chronic Pain Self-Management Program (CPSMP) and how Arizona residents can register for the program. The CPSMP is an evidence-based, self-management workshop developed by researchers at Stanford University and in Canada. The