Opioid Toolkit
As part of our commitment to both providers and members, we want to provide resources that support your professional practice and encourage best practices in opioid use and pain management. Evidence-based medicine does not support long-term opioid treatment for chronic pain.
CareSource PASSE™ offers the following resources as reference when treating patients with long-term high-dose opiate use.
Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain and Related Information
Prescribing/Dosages
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain – Guideline for safely and effectively prescribing opioids
- Calculating Total Daily Dose of Opioids for Safer Dosage – Calculating the daily dosage of opioids helps to identify individuals who may benefit from closer monitoring, reduction or tapering of opioids to reduce risk of overdose
- Checklist for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain – Checklist before prescribing opioids for chronic pain
- Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMP) – Guideline for prescribing opioids for chronic pain and when to taper
Tapering
- Transitioning Patients from Opioid Therapy
- Human Health Services (HHS) Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-term Opioid Analgesics
- Tapering Opioids for Chronic Pain
Non-Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain
Special Populations
Opioid Treatment and Pregnancy
- CDC Resource
- Drug Abuse Treatment Options
- High-Risk Substance Use Among Youth – Risk factors for high-risk substance use and prevention
Safe Medication Management
Benefits
- Behavioral Health Covered Benefits and Services – Behavioral health covered services per market and product
Provider Clinical Tools and Resources
- Controlled Substance Report (coming soon) – CareSource PASSE has created a new Controlled Substance Report (CSR) as an enhanced clinical tool for our providers to help them monitor their prescribing habits. This report is available for participating providers 24/7 through the CareSource PASSE Provider Portal.
Other Resources
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- National Institute for Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators Learning Library
- Naloxone Resources
CareSource PASSE Behavioral Health Addiction Line – 1-833-674-6437