Evidence-based comprehensive tools

• Find your state-based Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) to get a comprehensive look into the best practices, rules, regulations, and other important information on prescriptions written for your patients.


• Patient-Centered Safe Opioid Tapering Resource Guide.
  
  Learn how to safely taper from opioids using a patient-centered approach that includes alternative and complementary treatment options based on the latest information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HSS).


• Find information on when to consider using the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved medication, Naloxone, to prevent opioid overdose.

Patient resource

• Help patients and caregivers recognize the signs of overdose and how to respond with this brief tip sheet from the CDC.
  
  Preventing an Opioid Overdose Tip Card