(a) Chronic pain management resources such as tools for Risk Assessment, Functional Assessment, Depression Screening, Treatment agreements, Informed Consent Forms, MME calculator, Opioid Taper Plan, Pain Tool Kit and much more are all available at: https://www.mainequalitycounts.org/page/2-1224/chronic-pain-collaborative-2
(b) Interagency Guideline on Prescribing Opioids for Pain, 2015. A comprehensive resource for opioid prescribing. Includes opioid taper guide: http://www.agencymeddirectors.wa.gov/Files/2015AMDGOpioidGuideline.pdf
(c) CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/rr/rr6501e1.htm(d) Withdrawal Symptoms Assessment: "Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale." The national Alliance for Advocates for Buprenorphine Treatment: www.naabt.org(f) Drug Abuse resources. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: www.samhsa.gov(h) A Data Resource for Medical Professionals and Law Enforcement: www.diversionalert.org(i) FSMB Model Policy on the Use of Opioid Analgesics in the Treatment of Chronic Pain: http://www.fsmb.org/Media/Default/PDF/FSMB/Advocacy/pain_policy_july2013.pdf(j) Responsible Opioid Prescribing: A Clinician's Guide. Scott M. Fishman, M.D. 2014 http://www.fsmb.org/books(k) ER/LA Opioids: Assessing Risks, Safe Prescribing Free Online CME from the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB Provider's Clinical Support System for Opioid Therapies): http://www.fsmb.org/policy/education-meetings/er-la-opioids C.M.R. 02, 396, ch. 21, RESOURCES