Prevention of Substance Use Disorder

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.

Summarizes the evidence-based guidelines for management of chronic pain most relevant to clinicians.

Includes Federal resources for rural communities organized in 26 overarching categories to help address substance use disorder and opioid misuse

Equips clinicians with practical guidance and tools for treating chronic pain in adults with a history of substance abuse. Discusses chronic pain management, including treatment with opioids, and offers information about substance abuse assessments and referrals.

Identifies patient problems and concerns attributed to use of opioids, rather than focusing on aberrant behaviors.

Assists in the prediction of aberrant drug-related behavior among patients with chronic pain.

Helps clinicians identify whether a long-term chronic pain patient is exhibiting aberrant behaviors associated with opioid medication misuse.

Provides a brief, psychometrically sound, and comprehensive assessment of the important components of the chronic pain experience.