The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in determining when to initiate or continue opioids for chronic pain (pain lasting longer than 3 months or past the time of normal tissue healing), recommend the following:
PCSS-O is a national training and mentoring project developed in response to the prescription opioid overdose epidemic.
*Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by Providers' Clinical Support System for Opioid Therapies from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
The Primary Care Provider (PCP) Pain Management Toolkit provides information on recommended non-opioid and opioid treatments and services for chronic pain.
The Emergency Department Practitioner Pain Management Toolkit provides information on opioid risk assessments, medication assisted treatment, and non-opioid services and treatments for chronic pain.
The Tapering Toolkit provides guidelines for identifying patients for tapering, engaging the patient, assessing readiness to change, and developing a tapering plan.
The SAMHSA Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit offers strategies to healthcare providers, communities, and local governments for developing practices and policies to help prevent opioid-related overdoses and deaths.
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