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The Washington Department of Health developed these patient education guides in conjunction with the implementation of new opioid prescribing guidelines in the state. This patient guide discusses prescription opioids for sub acute pain lasting 6 to 12 weeks.
Funding Source: Washington Department of Health
The Washington Department of Health developed these patient education guides in conjunction with the implementation of new opioid prescribing guidelines in the state. This patient guide discusses prescription opioids for chronic, long term pain.
Funding Source: Washington State Department of Health
The Washington Department of Health developed these patient education guides in conjunction with the implementation of new opioid prescribing guidelines in the state. This patient guide discusses prescription opioids for acute pain. Continue reading
In 2015 the Oregon Health Authority launched it’s Opioid Initiative, an integrated effort to address patient care and safety and population health during the opioid crisis. The initiative included public and private stakeholders engaged in 4 projects described in this report: a Continue reading
This guide for patients and caregivers on how to safely treat low back pain is intended for people newly experiencing back pain or people who have had back pain the past and are having a re-occurrence. It provides advice on when to see a doctor, how to treat pain at home, how to safely use pain Continue reading
This guide provides information for patients and families about self-management of chronic pain including links to websites and other relevant information sources. Topics covered by the guide include understanding the mind-body connection in pain, understanding treatment options and Continue reading
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) published these 2016 guidelines for physicians recommending medical use of marijuana. Oregon has had medical cannabis use since 1988 and qualifying conditions for cannabis treatment include severe pain and post traumatic stress disorder. Severe Continue reading
In 2018, the Arizona Legislature passed the Arizona Opioid Epidemic Act. This one page information sheet for patients in Spanish explains how the legislation protects chronic pain patients who use opioids to treat their pain. The document clarifies that the act does not limit prescription fills Continue reading
In 2018, Arizona published curriculum on pain and addiction to be used in undergraduate, graduate and continuing medical education. The state is now in the process of developing a curriculum on pain and addiction to be used in medical residency settings. This is the website for the curriculum development initiative. Continue reading
Arizona’s Opioid Action Plan recommended that the health education providers in the state create a statewide curriculum for all prescribers about pain and addiction. This is the website for the curriculum which provides background information, provides notices of upcoming developments, and provides links to the curriculum. The curriculum is free and available to be adopted nationwide. It is also included in the CLOUD library for review or download. Continue reading