Pain Management Training & Information

Resources From the Providers’ Clinical Support System for Opioid Therapies

The AMA and members of the Task Force to Reduce Opioid Abuse are collaborating on theProviders’ Clinical Support System initiative, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and administered by the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry. The PCSS-O project maintains an inventory of more than 100 online modules and webinars on topics at the intersection of pain, opioids and addiction, as well as a support network.

• CME | Clinical Guidelines for Opioid Use in Chronic Noncancer Pain
  American Pain Society & American Academy of Pain Medicine
• Online Module | Opioids for Pain Treatment in Persons With Addiction
  By Seddon R. Savage, MD
• Webinar | Assessing for Risk, Benefit and Harm When Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
  American Medical Association
• Webinar | Difficult Conversations in Opioid Management: Limiting, Reducing, or Stopping Opioids
  American Medical Association
• Webinar | Doc, What Else Can I Do? The Evidence Behind Alternative/Complementary Chronic Pain Management—Part 1
  American Psychiatric Association
• Webinar | Best Practices: Eight Principles for Safer Opioid Prescribing for Pain Management
  American Academy of Pain Medicine

Scholarly Articles on Pain Management & Addiction

Learn more about safe opioid prescribing, prescription drug addiction, pain management and more from these selected scholarly articles.

• Opioid Prescribing: A Systematic Review and Critical Appraisal of Guidelines for Chronic Pain
  Nuckols TK, Anderson L, Popescu l, et al. Ann Int Med. 2014;160:38-47.
• Association Between Mental Health Disorders, Problem Drug Use, and Regular Prescription Opioid Use
  Sullivan MD, Edlund MJ, Zhang L, Unützer J, Wells KB. Arch Int Med. 2006;166:2087-2093.
• Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
  Kocherlakota P. Pediatrics. 2014; 134:e547-e561.

Resources for Patients

Patients can refer to this information to learn how to store and dispose of unused medication, find parenting tips on preventing drug abuse and advice for caregivers.

• Safe Use, Storage, and Disposal of Opioid Drugs | Printable Patient Tip Sheet
  Content provided by the California Academy of Family Physicians
• Eight Opioid Safety Principles for Patients and Caregivers©
  American Academy of Pain Medicine
• Family Checkup: Positive Parenting Prevents Drug Abuse
  National Institute on Drug Abuse
• Video | Storing Medications
  American Chronic Pain Association
• Disposal of Unused Medicines: What You Should Know
  U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Got Drugs?: National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
  U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
• Get Smart About Drugs
  U.S. Drug Enforcement Administ