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    • Alternative Treatments for Pain
    • ASAM Practice Guidelines
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    • Opioid Toolkit
  • Resources
  • Opioid Prescription Fact Sheet

For Patients

  • Find A Treatment Clinic
  • Opioid Overdose Prevention: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Information

  • Prescription Opioids: What You Need to Know
  • Promoting Safer and More Effective Pain Management
  • Pregnancy and Opioid Pain Medications

Risks and Benefits of Opioids

  • Assessing Benefits and Harms of Opioid Therapy
  • FDA Drug Safety Communication Regarding the Combined Use of Opioids & Benzodiazepines
  • The Effectiveness and Risks of Long-Term Opioid Treatment of Chronic Pain

How to Taper Opioids for Chronic Pain

  • CDC Pocket Guide: Tapering Opioids for Chronic Pain
  • Louisiana Medicaid Provider Update, Nov 2016: Tapering Opioids for Chronic Pain

 

Please also see the Resources page for more information

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