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Tools for Medical Professionals
- Addressing Prescription Pain Medication Abuse & Misuse: A Framework for Safe Prescribing (PDF Version of keynote presentation) [500KB PDF]
-
Universal Precautions in Pain Medicine: A Rational Approach
to the Treatment of Chronic Pain
-
Local Substance Abuse Treatment Options
- Ten Medication Safety Resources for Patients
These concise, pertinent, single-sheet handouts are valuable clinical tools to help patients to learn about managing their medications safely, and are meant to increase dialogue between patients and practitioners.
Click each title to download a printable handout for your patients:
- ACTIONStep #1, "How
to Safely Start a New Medication"
- ACTIONStep #2, "How
to Fill and Refill an Opioid Prescription"
- ACTIONStep #3, "Facts
About Opioid Medications"
- ACTIONStep #4, "How
to Discuss Opioids with your Health Care Provider"
- ACTIONStep #5, "Opioid
Medication and Addiction"
- ACTIONStep #6, "How
to Take, Store, and Get Rid of Opioids"
- ACTIONStep #7, "How
to Manage Opioid Side Effects"
- ACTIONStep #8, "How
to Deal With Opioid Emergencies"
- ACTIONStep #9, "Your
Pain Medication: Don't Mix & Match", and
- ACTIONStep #10, "How
to Travel with Opioids".
- SafeDisposal / Home Medicine Inventory
Simply telling patients what to do with their unused/unneeded medication can help start a dialogue. This flyer lists prescription drug drop off sites in
- Download and print yourself (2 per sheet, front/back) [500KB PDF]
- Request copies by emailing Kari at kari@CHIP4Health.org
Find more resources at
www.PainEdu.org .