A guide from the Veterans Health Administration to assist clinicians in moving away from using opioids to treat chronic pain in favor of non-pharmacological and non-opioid treatments for chronic pain. Includes sections on how to talk to veterans about opioid safety and alternatives to opioid treatment, Includes a step model approach to chronic pain management with step one offering self-management of pain with
Link to a free continuing medical education program on pain management and safe opioid prescribing from the New England Journal of Medicine. The training is provided through an interactive website and features a case-based training model. Learning objectives include understanding the latest
This document is a 2 page executive summary on the Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health’s Task Force of Public Health Initiatives to Address the Opioid Crisis.
This 2019 report from the Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) presents the recommendations of ASPPH’s Task Force on Public Health Initiatives to Address the Opioid Crisis. The report provides recommendations for policy officials to address the crisis in 8 subject areas:
The Prescription Behavior Surveillance System (PBSS) collects deindentified data from state prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) to identify treads in controlled substance prescribing and dispensing and indicators of non-medical use and diversion. This 2016 report looks at the
The legislation passed in Washington state directing the 5 medical commissions and boards in the state to develop opioid prescribing guidelines for their professions by January 1, 2019. Funding Source: Washington State Legislature
This 30 second public service announcement is intended to attract attention to the website EasierInThanOut.org also known as Something Better.
This 30 second public service announcement is intended to attract attention to the website EasierInThanOut.org also known as Something Better.
The Minnesota Department of Human Services convened a group of stakeholders to address opioid prescribing in the state through the Opioid Prescribing Improvement Project. The Opioid Prescribing Workgroup produced these 2018 guidelines on opioid prescribing for use by providers
This 24 page report from 2018 provides information for teens about opioids covering such topics as the risks of addiction and overdose, facts about prescription and illegal opioids, information about safe use of prescription drugs, the effects of opioids on the body, opioid withdrawal, and how to treat addiction and overdose.