Reducing Opioid Abuse and Misuse: Resources

Misuse of pain medication (opioids) has caused one of the worst healthcare crises in United States history.  Public health statistics estimate that 72,287 people died from opioid overdoses in 2017, a 10% increase from the year before. This section highlights medical research published in Missouri Medicine: The Journal of the Missouri State Medical Association and offers resources for physicians

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State and National Resources

Read/Download from Missouri Medicine:

• Substance Abuse and Mental health Services Administration Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit (free)
• ​MO Healthnet OPI Program
• AMA: End the Epidemic (including CME)
• Applying CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids - An Online Training Series for Healthcare Providers   
• CDC Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
• CDC Opioid to MME Conversion Calculator​
• Register for Local Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
• Resource Guide to Prescribing, Administering and Dispensing Controlled Substances
• Enroll in New Opioid Use Disorder ECHO​​
• Visit MoDHSS Medical Marijuana Resource Page ​

Scientific - Washington University School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine:

• The Opioid Crisis in Missouri: A Call to Action for Physicians, Legislators, and Society
• A Bridge to Nowhere? Challenging Outpatient Transitions of Care for Acute Pain Patients in the Opioid Epidemic Era
• ​A Country in Crisis: Opioid Sparing Solutions for Acute Pain Management
• Opioid Use Disorder Assessment Tools and Drug Screening 

​Perspective:

• Resident Access to the St. Louis County Prescription Drug Monitoring Program: Why PDMPs Matter and How to Gain Access
• Why Marijuana Will Not Fix the Opioid Epidemic
• ​Drug Company Compensated Physicians Role in Causing America's Deadly Opioid Epidemic
• ​The Joint Commission Deserves Some Blame for the Opioid Crisis
• ​Son's Death to Opioid Abuse Was "Completely Unnecessary"

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Additional Scientific:

• Opioid Use Disorder and Pregnancy

Additional Perspective: 

• ​The ER Doctor's Role in Combating the Opioid Epidemic

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