Resources

Assessment and Monitoring Tools

• National Institute on Drug Abuse, Urine Drug Testing

Patient Communication/Education Tools

• Patient Counseling Guide English (PDF)
• Patient Counseling Guide Spanish (PDF)
• SAMHSA's TIP Series
• Boston Medical Center Agreement Form (DOC)

Opioid Use Disorder Tools

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• For Medication Assisted Treatment
• Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Health
• Through Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)
• Through Massachusetts SBIRT
• SAMHSA Overdose Prevention Toolkit (PDF)
• CASA Addiction Treatment Patient Guide
• National Institute on Drug Abuse Resources

Patient Resources

• American Chronic Pain Association
• DEA Drug Take-Back Initiative
• U.S. Pain Foundation
• How to Dispose of Unused Medications (PDF)
• Misuse of Opioid Medication (PDF)
• What Should I Know About Opioids? (PDF)

Other Provider Resources

• Providers Clinical Support System (training and mentoring)
• DEA Office of Diversion Control, Practitioner's Manual
• Alliance of States with Prescription Monitoring Programs
• American Academy for Addiction Psychiatrists
• DailyMed
• New Hampshire Medical Society
• My Top Care
• Project Dove
• "Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Health: Current Evidence": Digest of peer-reviewed articles
• Massachusetts Consultation Services for the Treatment of Addiction and Pain: Free consultation for all MA providers

Guidelines

• CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain (Webpage)
• CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain (PDF)
• Model Policy for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc. (PDF)
• VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain
• American Pain Society/American Academy of Pain Medicine Clinical Guidelines for the Use of Chronic Opioid Therapy in Chronic Noncancer Pain
• Interagency Guideline on Opioid Dosing for Chronic Non-cancer Pain: an Educational Aid to Improve Care and Safety with Opioid Therapy 2010 Update
• WHO Opioid Overdose Guidelines