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Opioid Safety - Veteran/Patient Education
Patient and family education is one of the foundations of high-quality pain care. This section is regularly updated and contains links to high-quality information about pain and its treatment.
Resources
| Title/Link | Source | Description |
| VA/DoD CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE FOR OPIOID THERAPY FOR CHRONIC PAIN - Patient Summary (PDF) | Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense | Brief overview of chronic pain, its treatment, and key common questions patients have about opioid medications |
What to Ask Your Doctor Before Taking Opioids  * |
FDA US Food & Drug Administration | Questions Veterans/patient should ask their health care professional when getting a new prescribription for opioid, such as hydrocodone, oxycodone, codeine and morphine. |
| (PDF)* | FDA US Food & Drug Administration | Bring this opioid questions checklist to your doctor’s office |
| Safe and Responsible Use of Opioids for Chronic Pain - A Patient Information Guide (PDF) | VA National Center for Ethics in HealthCare | Safe and Responsible Use of Opioids for Chronic Pain |
| * | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | This information offers safety advice for patients & family members to help prevent opioid-related overdoses. |
| Opioid Factsheet for Patients (PDF) * | Center for Disease Control Prevention (CDC) | Prescription Opioids: What You Need to Know |
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Center for Disease Control Prevention (CDC) | Living with chronic pain can be challenging. It is essential that you and your doctor discuss treatment options with all of the risks and benefits carefully considered. |
Prescribe to Prevent - Patient Videos  * |
Prescribe to Prevent | Patient resources and videos demonstrating overdose recognition and response, including naloxone administration. |
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Disclaimer: *Links will take you outside of the Department of Veterans Affairs Website. VA does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of the linked websites.
