Opioid Toolkit
- Summary Guidelines
- Office of the Surgeon General – Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Guidelines: Turn the Tide Rx Prescribing Opioids for Pain (PDF)
- CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain (PDF)
- Agency Medical Directors Group (AMDG) Summary of 2015 Interagency Guideline on Prescribing Opioids for Pain (PDF)
- American College of Physicians Guideline on Non-Invasive Treatments for Acute, Subacute or Chronic Low Back Pain
- CDC Non-Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain
- Assessment Tools
- Prescribing Agreements
- Tapering and Prescribing Tools
- Miscellaneous Prescriber Resources
- Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) of Opioid Use Disorder (PDF)
- TMF Health Quality Institute: Potential Adverse Drug Events for Opioid Agents (Serotonin Syndrome) (PDF)
- Superior HealthPlan Chronic Pain & Substance Use Disorder Summit
- Miscellaneous Patient Resources
- CDC: Pregnancy & Opioid Pain Medications (English) (PDF)
- CDC: Pregnancy & Opioid Pain Medications (Spanish) (PDF)
- CMS: Opioid Tip Sheet and Webinar for Prescribers (ZIP)
- TMF Health Quality Institute: Opioid Safety & Naloxone – A Guide for patients and Caregivers (English) (PDF)
- TMF Health Quality Institute: Opioid Safety & Naloxone – A Guide for patients and Caregivers (Spanish) (PDF)
- TMF Health Quality Institute: Pain Zone Tool (English) (PDF)
- TMF Health Quality Institute: Pain Zone Tool (Spanish) (PDF)
- TMF Health Quality Institute: Opioid-Induced Constipation (English) (PDF)
- TMF Health Quality Institute: Opioid-Induced Constipation (Spanish) (PDF)
- Helpful Links
- National Council for Behavioral Health
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- CDC Full Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
- Texas Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP)
- Texas Opioid Training Initiative: Free Continuing Education
- Overview of Texas OIG Medicaid Lock-In Program (PDF)