jueves, 2 de junio de 2016

Opioid Overdose | Drug Overdose | CDC Injury Center

Opioid Overdose | Drug Overdose | CDC Injury Center





As estimated 1 out of 5 patients with non-cancer pain or pain-related diagnoses are prescribed opioids.

Improving the way opioids are prescribed through clinical practice guidelines can ensure patients have access to safer, more effective chronic pain treatment while reducing the number of people who misuse, abuse, or overdose from these drugs.
CDC developed and published the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain to provide recommendations for the prescribing of opioid pain medication for patients 18 and older in primary care settings. Recommendations focus on the use of opioids in treating chronic pain (pain lasting longer than 3 months or past the time of normal tissue healing) outside of active cancer treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life care.
Nearly 2 million Americans abused or were dependent on prescription opioids in 2014.

Clinical practices addressed in the guideline

  • Determining when to initiate or continue opioids for chronic pain outside of active cancer treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life care
  • Opioid selection, dosage, duration, follow-up, and discontinuation
  • Assessing risk and addressing harms of opioid use

Since 1999, sales of prescription opioids in the U.S. have quadrupled.

What do you need to know?

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Information and resources for patients

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Overview of the guideline for providers

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Fact sheets, clinical tools, and other materials related to the guideline

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