Prevention of Substance Use Disorder

Assesses the risk of opioid abuse and suitability of candidates for long-term opioid therapy in primary care.

Assesses the intensity of pain and the level of interference in normal daily life using a three-item scale.

Supplies guidelines for 11 medical specialties on the safe and effective use of opioids in the treatment of pain.

Provides recommendations for primary care clinicians who are prescribing opioids for chronic pain outside of active cancer treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life care. Addresses timing of opioid use for chronic pain; opioid selection, dosage, duration, followup, and discontinuation; and ways to assess risk and address harms of opioid use.

Helps providers apply recommendations to clinical practice by putting the entire guideline, tools, and resources in an app. Includes a morphine milligram equivalent calculator, summaries of key recommendations, a link to the full guideline, and an interactive motivational interviewing feature to help providers practice effective communication skills and prescribe with confidence.

Describes decision points in the management of opioid therapy for chronic pain and provides evidence based recommendations for practitioners throughout the Department of Defense and VA healthcare systems.

Includes objective, evidence-based information on the management of chronic pain. Assists healthcare providers in all aspects of patient care, including diagnosis, treatment, and followup.

Provides recommendations on how to properly use and prescribe opioid medication for both acute and chronic pain.

Details evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for use of chronic opioid therapy in adults with chronic noncancer pain.

Offers clinical recommendations for primary care clinicians for prescribing opioids in all pain phases, for perioperative pain, for chronic noncancer pain, and for special populations. Covers reducing or discontinuing chronic opioid analgesic therapy, and recognition and treatment of opioid use disorder.