LibGuides: MED Talks: Opioid Misuse: Resources & Further Reading

Key Resources

American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence
Works with federal and state agencies to develop opioid treatment policies.
DrugFacts: Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications
Information on the opioid epidemic from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Nonopioid Treatments for Chronic Pain: Principles of Chronic Pain Treatment
Fact sheet from CDC on alternative medications and recommended treatments for common chronic pain conditions.
Opioid Medications
Information about opioids and the action plan to reduce opioid misuse and abuse from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
Opioids
Information on opioids from the Prescription Drug Abuse Research Report Series from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Opioids: The Prescription Drug & Heroin Overdose Epidemic
Information on the opioid epidemic from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing (PROP)
Information and resources on responsible opioid prescribing.
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program for Alabama
From the Alabama Department of Public Health.
Providers' Clinical Support System for Opioid Therapies (PCSS-O)
Training and mentoring program developed in response to the prescription opioid overdose epidemic.
Smart & Safe: Fighting Alabama's Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Resources for physicians and the public from the Medical Association of the State of Alabama.
Transforming Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care (TOPCARE)
Resources from the Boston Medical Center.
Turn the Tide: The Surgeon General's Call to End the Opioid Crisis
Resources for physicians and patients from the Surgeon General of the United States.

Safe Opioids App

Safe Opioids
App with evidence-based resources for safe opioid prescribing developed by the American Academy of Addition Psychiatry.