RESOURCES:
Policies & Guidelines
CDC’s press release and accompanying article on misuse of its opioid prescribing guideline (2019) & intent to update (2020)
FDA Warning on dangers of abrupt tapering (2019)
HHS Guideline on Tapering (2019)
VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline on opioid prescribing (2017)
HHS Interagency Task Force Report on Pain Management Best Practices (2019)
National Pain Strategy (2016)
Institute of Medicine Report on Pain (2011)