Best Practices, Research Gaps, and Future Priorities to Support Tapering Patients on Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in Outpatient Settings

This paper focuses on the best practices based on available evidence and research gaps across the key steps in the tapering process:

• Review of indications for an opioid taper
• Shared decision-making and patient engagement when tapering opioids
• Select

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Virtual recovery resources

The coronavirus pandemic has made it difficult for those recovering from substance abuse to continue recovery programs. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) recently released a tip sheet that provides resources that can

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A Stakeholder-driven Action Plan for Improving Pain Management, Opioid Use, and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Through Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support

Opioid use for managing pain and non-medical purposes has reached epidemic proportions and has created a national crisis that causes staggering mortality, costs, and shattered lives. Patients and care teams could better address these challenges throu

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Medications for Opioid Use Disorder: For Healthcare and Addiction Professionals, Policymakers, Patients, and Families

TREATMENT IMPROVEMENT PROTOCOL (TIP) 63: This TIP reviews three Food and Drug Administration-approved medications for opioid use disorder treatment—methadone, naltrexone, and buprenorphine—and the other strategies and services needed to support peopl

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Substance Use: New Focus, New Solutions

Online publication that includes personal stories, videos and resources about substance use for and about teens.

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