Reducing Opioid Abuse and Misuse: Resources

Misuse of pain medication (opioids) has caused one of the worst healthcare crises in United States history.  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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